From a country road, a gate framed between granite pillars leads into the estate, which covers more than 30 hectares. A long drive lined with oaks runs over more than 300 metres to a second entrance gate in a stone wall that encloses the manor and the outhouses, which include a chapel. You can also reach a long dwelling and some of the outhouses separately, without having to go via the manor. The manor faces south and looks down at the River Rance. Its Renaissance-style facade suggests the edifice was built in the mid-16th century. The building stands out for its staircase tower with bevelled edges, capped with a square section that is crowned with a hipped slate roof, which flares out at the bottom and is supported by small granite corbels. Glazed terracotta finials and chimney stack terminals with motifs adorn the manor’s gabled roof. The edifice includes extensions that date back to the 18th century, including two low wings with dormers. Lastly, a small, more recent section lies at the east end. It houses a kitchen. The whole manor is built of sandstone and granite rubble, partly coated with pale rendering. The quoins and window surrounds are made of exposed dressed granite. On the north side, there are outhouses that partly adjoin the edifice. They lie beside a walled plot – the remains of a former kitchen garden and farmyard. Beyond, there is a long house that was rebuilt in the 19th century to replace a former farmhouse. The grounds are surrounded by meadows and woods, as well as the river lower down. The estate enjoys absolute privacy and calm, with no neighbours or unwanted noise.

The manor

The ground floor
The entrance door beside the tower is set in a surround of sculpted motifs up its jambs and along its lintel and even further above it. The entrance hall leads into a billiard room with a floor of white stone tiles laid with square black inserts and a wall adorned with painted wooden panelling. The room connects to a large lounge on the west side. This lounge has chevron parquet, yellow and ivory-toned panelling, and a fireplace of pink marble. Friezes, ceiling roses and cornices form the lounge’s refined decor. A hallway with a wooden staircase that climbs up to the west wing’s first floor takes you to a fully renovated bedroom with Versailles parquet. In one of the walls, a fireplace hearth houses an insert. On the other side, east of the central lounge, there is a dining room with ladder-patterned parquet. A fireplace of grey marble stands out in this room. Above this fireplace, there is a mirror set in a monumental trumeau panel with sculpted motifs. Next, there is a small lounge, which could serve as a second entrance hall. It has a terracotta-tiled floor and a large granite fireplace that houses a stove. This space connects to a linen room and a flight of stairs in the east wing. Lastly, further east, there is a new tiled kitchen. All the rooms face south and have tall small-paned windows fitted with wooden indoor shutters. Some rooms are dual-aspect spaces with north-facing windows too. The walls without wooden panelling are plastered.

The first floor
You reach the first floor via the tower and the spiral staircase, which dates back to the time of construction. A corridor connects to three large bedrooms with wood strip flooring. These bedrooms have kept their wooden panelling, friezes and ceiling roses. Two of them adjoin recently made bathrooms with a lavatory and face south, offering a clear view of the garden and the River Rance. On the first floor of the west wing, there is a pantry and a bedroom with a tap. On the east side, there are two bedrooms beside a bathroom with a lavatory.

The attic
In the roof space, there is a vast loft with wood strip flooring. Much of the loft includes the exposed beams of the roof frame. The ceiling height up to the roof ridge reaches over 4.5 metres. This spacious loft could be converted. For example, it could be turned into bedrooms, a games room or a reading room.