Between the wooded curves of the Jura plateaux and the changing light of the Revermont region, the villa, built in 1904 by a prominent village family, one of whose illustrious ancestors was a friend and colleague of Louis Pasteur, stands out with the charm of bourgeois residences of yesteryear, built between two centuries. Located in the village centre, it is 100 m as the crow flies from the village church. Facing east-west and rising three storeys above a basement, it combines the symmetrical rigour of its classical outline with the delicate ornamentation typical of this transition period. Its body, topped by a gambrel roof and dotted with tall, small-paned windows, is reminiscent of holiday homes, discreet but confident of their elegance. It is surrounded by 5 000 m² of wooded parkland, and 2 hectares of land adjoins this. The plot of land is open and has a view towards the mountains visible in the distance. Finally, there is a single-storey annex to the right of the entrance.

The villa

A summer residence built in 1904 by a Swiss architect, the main house, measuring around 415 m², has 20 rooms on the ground floor and two upper floors, including 12 bedrooms. The oak panelling, windows and parquet flooring, cement floor tiles, ceramic stove and fireplace are all authentic. All of the rooms have cast-iron radiators installed in 1939, and the more recent boiler runs on oil. All windows are double-glazed.

The ground floor
It is raised, accessed by a few steps, with three entrances: the first, on the side, has an alarm, the second via the kitchen and the third, the main entrance; a double-leaf glass door with ironwork, topped by a fanlight, which opens onto a vast hallway with a tiled floor. This leads to an adjoining lounge and dining room, both of which are very bright spaces thanks to their large wooden windows with old-fashioned espagnolette bolts. The floors are herringbone parquet, the walls are adorned with wainscoting and the doors are made of moulded wood, giving the hall a warm colouring, which houses the majestic wooden staircase linking the three floors. The kitchen is to the left of the hallway. It was refitted in the 1980s and tiled, and a remarkable stamped stone sink has been scrupulously preserved. The kitchen is separated from the dining room by a pantry with a period cold room (made of wood) in perfect working order. To the right of the entrance there is a study with parquet flooring and a wooden bookcase, and to the left of the entrance there is a washroom and a toilet.
The first floor
Reached by the majestic wooden staircase, the second floor has five vast bedrooms, the largest measuring around 22 m², the next around 19 m², then two bedrooms of around 18 m² and the last of around 14 m², all with washbasins. There are also two bathrooms, a toilet and a linen room on this floor. The floors are covered with fine oak parquet and carpet in the bedrooms, while the walls are wallpapered and the ceilings painted white.
The second floor
The wooden staircase continues to reach the top floor, which has seven bedrooms, a bathroom, a toilet and a washroom. The largest bedroom is around 22 m², followed by further bedrooms of around 17, 16 and 15 m² respectively; two bedrooms of around 12 m² and one of around 9 m² have washbasins. The floors are covered with thin strip pine parquet and carpet, and the walls are wallpapered.
The basement
It includes an oil-fired boiler area, a wine cellar, a large wood storage area, a large shower area and a hot water tank.