Many old dwellings line the streets of this village, including this 18th-century stone house whose carriage door opens onto a half-timbered covered area with a stone flag ground that once housed horse-drawn carriages. This space directly leads to the garden enclosed by high walls in which several niches were created. A gravel path borders a lawn accentuated by a row of rosebushes, which face a portion of the dwelling and outbuildings.
The house, entirely built over a basement level, has two storeys. The façade is punctuated by many arched “wolf’s jaw and sheep’s head” wood-framed windows typical of the 18th century, which are protected by pearl grey wooden shutters on the ground floor, while upstairs, they are fitted with louvred shutters and finely sculpted guardrails. A few stone steps lead to the double wooden front door crowned with a glazed fanlight decorated with finely crafted ironwork. Nearby, a very old carriage door provides access to the property for vehicles. The house’s back façade faces the garden and the garage’s large arched entrance. On this side, the ground floor communicates directly with the patio via tall French doors, while a polygonal entrance, entirely glazed, provides access to the garden. Lastly, a perpendicular wing with large arched small-paned windows extends on from the main building.
Wisteria festoons the façades with a dash of colour, while a few steps lead to an upper patio covered in Burgundy stone, which runs along the house and reveals plunging perspectives of the garden and a view reaching all the way to the countryside and its hills. The perpendicular extension is accessible via a stone staircase, which leads inside or to the garden. At the end of the latter, a guardrail reveals a vertiginous view of the village, while a second entrance, protected by grapevines, provides direct access to the small streets below via a stone staircase. On the garden side, a heated swimming pool is located in an interior courtyard. Nearby, a staircase leads directly to the kitchen.

The Main House

The property has encountered and lodged some famous people in its day, specifically Admiral Paul Galleret, who, for 42 years, loyally served the French Navy and manifested an unfailing loyalty to General De Gaulle, of whom he was a valued behind-the-scenes collaborator.

The ground floor
The entrance hall, with immaculate walls highlighted by original terracotta floor tiles, leads to a front bedroom with hardwood floors and two windows that overlook the village. A door opens onto a hallway, which leads to a shower room with a terracotta file floor, a walk-in shower, marble sink and an entirely refurbished lavatory. The foyer also leads to an initial living area, which is currently used as a screening room. The latter is decorated with moulding on the ceiling, hardwood floors, old windows with original espagnolette locks and shutters separated by an exposed stone wall and overlooking the village’s old houses, while an open-hearth fireplace heats the room. The front living room communicates with a second living space opening onto the outside patio, which faces the garden. With wide, large-paned windows, and one French door, which illuminate the colourful walls, this room has octagonal terracotta floor tiles and an open-hearth fireplace. On the other side of the vestibule is a dining room with original terracotta tile floors, an open-hearth stone fireplace, exposed beams and a stone wall that faces a series of picture windows, which look out onto the garden. Three stone steps provide access to the kitchen fitted with large cupboards, a central island with stone countertops and exposed stone walls, which are complemented by honey oak hardwood floors. A separate door leads to the swimming pool, while another provides access to a straight staircase with a guardrail that opens onto a completely atypical room, which stands out thanks to its dual-aspect space, remarkable floor-to-ceiling height of more than 5 metres, stone walls, large picture windows facing both the swimming pool and garden, contemporary fireplace and Burgundy stone tile floor. From the foyer, a stone staircase, with several resting platforms, leads to the bedrooms upstairs.
The upstairs
The staircase ends with two wooden steps and a finely crafted black metal guardrail, which provides a touch of nobility, while its white-painted stairwell is punctuated by a window and a small niche. It leads to a terracotta-tiled landing, which provides access to several individual doors, aged by time, with original cremone bolts. An initial bedroom in 18th-century tones looks out over the village. Entirely restored with its original floor, it has whitewashed exposed beams, a formal fireplace with a stone mantle, several shelves and is adjacent to a bathroom. Facing the street, a second bedroom stands out thanks to its wide-plank oak hardwood floor, cupboards and a fireplace with a carved wooden overmantel, which rests on a marble slab that extends the surface of the hearth past the fireplace. Following on from there is a third bedroom with a hexagonal terracotta tile floor, rather spectacular thanks to its volume and luminosity from three windows aligned along the garden side, exposed joists and an authentic, very stylised stone fireplace. There is also an adjacent bathroom as well as a separate lavatory. The bathroom includes a claw foot bathtub and two white marble sinks. Moulded doors with finely crafted handles open onto a high-quality wardrobe occupying an entire wall. Here, the floor is covered in both hardwood and ancient terracotta tiles. Back on the landing, a last door leads to a laundry room with lavatory.