Resembling a small and immaculately designed chateau, the manor is topped with two pyramidal roofs, each punctuated by a dormer, which crown the main façade and its three rows of vertical windows, while, on either side, two short wings, with the same height as the central structure, are set back slightly.
Facing the grounds, the three-storey dwelling boasts an exterior with five rows of vertical windows, whereas the living areas – a drawing room, a study, a dining room, flanked by a cosy breakfast nook, and a contemporary kitchen – can be found on the garden level on either side of a wide, dual-aspect and sunny entrance hall. As for the small adjacent extension, it contains the service areas, such as a former kitchen, a workshop, a (fuel oil) boiler room and a lavatory, while the five first-floor bedrooms, in a variety of sizes, provide a number of different views and amenities, such as a bathtub in the bedroom itself and a large shower room for one, a shower room and a lavatory for another, a bathroom for the third, as well as a separate lavatory with a washbasin.
In addition, the second floor is made up of four bedrooms (including one with a shower room and lavatory), as well as a bathroom and a lavatory, whereas a large portion of the manor's electrical system and plumbing has recently been redone. With a fuel oil boiler powering the radiators, three hot water heaters are used to provide hot water, while the dwelling also features fibre-optic Internet as well as a cellar extending under half of the edifice.
Abutting the manor, a holiday cottage (currently occupied by a three-year lease), with pointed stone walls and giving directly on to the 10 x 4-metre swimming pool, includes a bedroom with a wardrobe and a shower room on the garden level, as well as a sitting room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs.
On the other side of the courtyard, the outbuildings, cadenced by seven rows of vertical windows, are conducive to a number of current and potential uses, whereas the grounds, of more than five hectares and completely enclosed by a wall, fencing and a moat, are planted with many different trees, which not only offer welcome shade, but plenty of beauty as well.

The Manor House

Built over older foundations, the architect of this 19th-century manor did not feel compelled to provide a panoply of stylistic references or embark on sophisticated touches that might not have aged well. Instead, two small decorative bartizans are affixed to the second-storey corners of the central structure, while this level also boasts cross-windows and an entablature, encircling the entire building, highlights the attic level crowned by two pyramidal slate roofs, the latter of which are punctuated by dormers topped with curvilinear pediments.
Between the two pyramidal roofs and above the central row of windows, an interesting broken pediment is placed directly on top of the entablature, whereas, the wings, set back and with one row of vertical windows each, feature toothed quoins, which are subtly echoed on the manor’s opposite side, facing the grounds, thanks to a pair of quoins on each aforementioned wing.

The garden-level floor
The sunny, dual-aspect entrance hall, extending from the courtyard to the grounds, features patterned cement tile floors in a variety of delicate shades, while, to the right, accessible via moulded double doors, a study with a fireplace is followed by a drawing room. With parquet floors in both dual-aspect rooms, the drawing room boasts a fireplace (with a wood-burning stove), flanked on either side by a pointed stone wall, whereas the three other walls are decorated with William Morris-style wallpaper, a veritable touchstone for the decorative arts.
Similar wallpaper also sits atop the wainscoting in the dining room, while the latter also comes with a fireplace and a central ceiling rose. Parallel to the dining room is a small room designed for cosy breakfasts, whereas the contemporary, minimalist kitchen boasts large stone floor tiles, seamless colours and high-quality appliances. Lastly, a small extension, near the holiday cottage, includes the service rooms: a former kitchen, a workshop, a (fuel oil) boiler room for the radiators and a lavatory.
The first floor
The wooden staircase, accessible from the garden level’s entrance hall via a basket-handle arch supported by two corbels decorated with vegetal motifs, ascends to a landing, which communicates with a large bedroom built atop ancient hobnailed floorboards.
Featuring a Neo-Classical bathtub in the bedroom itself, a trompe-l’oeil bookcase conceals the door to the shower room with its Art Deco washbasin, while the landing also provides access to a child’s bedroom. Extending from one end of the manor to the other, a hallway leads to two dual-aspect bedrooms – the one with its own bathroom and window facing the grounds also gives on to the landing – a fifth bedroom with a shower room and lavatory, as well a separate lavatory with a washbasin, located at the end of the hallway.
The second floor
With basically the same layout as the previous floor – two bedrooms on the landing, including one with a shower room and lavatory – a small staircase leads to a cosy sitting room located under one of the pyramidal rooftops, while, like the landing, the hallway was partially built atop ancient floorboards. With a bathroom on the right, facing the grounds, followed by two dual-aspect bedrooms – one of which provides impressive views of Saint-Maixent, the Sèvre River valley, as well as the distant countryside from one of its front-facing windows – a lavatory, located at the end of the hallway, rounds out the rooms on this floor.