An 18th-century dwelling with a guesthouse, a barn and around five hectares
of grounds, near the city of Tours in France’s Indre-et-Loire department
of grounds, near the city of Tours in France’s Indre-et-Loire department
Tours,
INDRE-ET-LOIRE
center-val-de-loire
37000
FR
Location
The local town is nestled in France’s Indre-et-Loire department on the north bank of the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, a remarkable region listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is highly sought-after because of its vibrancy, shops and infrastructure. It is only around 20 minutes from the city of Tours and its high-speed train station. The region is known for its chateaux and remarkable gardens, including those of Azay-le-Rideau, Langeais and Villandry, which all lie around only 30 minutes away. You can easily enjoy golf and horse-riding in local clubs too. Many clubs in the local town also offer a variety of sports and cultural activities. Paris is 250 kilometres away. You can get to the French capital in three hours by road or one hour by rail.
Description
Between meadows and woods, a lane leads to the property, which is set back from dwellings but is close to two vibrant towns. A long drive lined with trees runs through a meadow to the barn’s covered entrance area. The main house then comes into view beyond a vast, grassy court with shrubs. This court leads to three buildings. The main house is made of rubble stone, beneath a tiled roof with dormers. The building is typical of architecture form the area around Tours. It has a ground floor and a first floor in the roof space. The vast reception rooms on the ground floor have kept their old decorative features. In the roof space, there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a guesthouse too. It has two rooms in addition to a shower room. The barn is divided into two sections.
The main house
The main house is a long dwelling. It is a former stable. It is built of rubble stone that is partly rendered. It faces east and west. It is crowned with a gabled roof of flat tiles, punctuated with dormers that have arched pediments. Along the facade there are three glazed doors that alternate with rectangular windows fitted with wooden shutters.
The ground floor
The entrance door is glazed in its upper section. It leads into a dining room with a tuffeau stone fireplace, separated from the kitchen by a low wall beneath timber beams. The walls are partly adorned with old wooden panelling. On one side, a door leads into a lavatory. Another door leads to two connecting lounges. The first lounge is currently used as an office. A wooden double door separates it from the second lounge, which is the main reception room. The main lounge offers a 48m² floor area and is filled with natural light from three windows that face west and south. A large stone fireplace faces the door and a wooden staircase leads upstairs. The floors are terracotta-tiled. Exposed beams run across the ceilings. The beams are painted in the lounge.
The first floor
The first floor lies in the roof space. It is filled with natural light from five double-glazed dormers. On one side, the landing connects to a first bedroom with a bathroom and lavatory. On the other side, a long corridor connects to three extra bedrooms and a bathroom with a lavatory. In the main bedroom, there is a glazed door on the south gable wall. It is fitted with a wooden guardrail. The bed is surrounded by storage spaces. Exposed beams run across the ceilings. The walls are adorned with fabric or wooden panelling.
The guesthouse
The guesthouse is the original dwelling of the complex of old farm buildings here. It is made of tuffeau stone and crowned with a gabled slate roof. Its facade faces south. There is a wooden entrance door between two windows. There is also a bird’s-eye window next to the door. The dwelling has two connecting main rooms. The first one serves as a workshop. The second one is a bedroom with a shower room and lavatory. The floors have kept their old terracotta tiles and the exposed ceiling beams have been painted pale grey, as has the wooden decor. On the east gable wall, a flight of stone steps leads up to a loft.
The barn
The barn offers a floor area of over 160m². A driveway runs through it to the house. This barn is made of rubble stone and is crowned with a slate roof. It is rectangular in shape with a lean-to that currently serves as a workshop and adjoins the east elevation.
The grounds
The grounds cover around five hectares. They are made up of meadows around the buildings and a large area of woodland. A long drive lined with trees runs through a first meadow, which is edged with a country lane. It leads to a vast court with several grassy spaces and rows of topiary shrubs. On the south side, a meadow extends to the woods. A pond lies beside the main house.
Our opinion
This rural property is a delightful gem that enjoys absolute privacy. The main house offers spacious rooms and the buildings lie around a pleasant tree-dotted court. From the country lane that runs through the woods, this haven reveals itself gradually, accompanied with enchanting birdsong, up to the driveway and the barn that gives the place even more privacy. Once you have gone through the barn’s covered entrance area, you find yourself in the lush court, which is large enough to give the impression of a vast, open landscape and to offer vistas of the surrounding countryside. Inside the main house, the rooms and old materials create the perfect backdrop for family life, in a rural setting yet close to a town and city. In short, this unique property is a true reflection of the gentle lifestyle that the area around Tours offers.
737 000 €
Including negotiation fees
701 905 € Excluding negotiation fees
5%
incl. VAT to be paid by the buyer
Reference 253919
| Land registry surface area | 4 ha 80 a 43 ca |
| Main building floor area | 218 m² |
| Number of bedrooms | 5 |
| Outbuildings floor area | 222 m² |
| including refurbished area | 52 m² |
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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
