This elegant 18th-century manor, built of golden-tinted granite, lies only 25 kilometres from Mont-Saint-Michel and 35 minutes from the charming town of Saint-Malo. The dwelling offers 400m² of exceptionally refined liveable floor area. Hidden behind high enclosing walls in the heart of a village of artists, the manor overlooks the River Couesnon valley in grounds covering 6,000m² and landscaped with French formal gardens and English-style gardens. The interior has kept its original period features, including a series of interconnected Louis XV style and Empire style reception rooms, wooden panelling and monumental fireplaces. Today, the property offers eight suites, together with a self-contained pavilion and a further 200m² of convertible loft space. Not at all overlooked, the property would lend itself well to a lucrative high-end hotel venture, benefitting from the nearly three million visitors drawn to Mont-Saint-Michel each year. Alternatively, it could be your special family home for retreats.

The manor

A gate framed between two tall granite pillars leads to the main court. From here, a gravelled drive crosses the park’s extensive lawns, immediately revealing the elegant, symmetrical façade of the residence. Built during the first half of the 17th century, this Louis XIII-period manor has a two-section L-shaped plan. It was mainly built using the golden-tinted rubble granite characteristic of Brittany, with dressed stone used for the quoins and window and door surrounds. The manor is crowned with elegant hipped slate roofs, embellished with modillion cornices and dormers with triangular pediments and scrollwork decor. There are chimney stacks too and a vase-shaped lead finial crowns the roofing. The property, just a short walk from the square of a village that is officially recognised for its built heritage and home to an unusual 18th-century church, the property is entirely enclosed with walls.

The ground floor
The front door opens on to an immense and sunny entrance hall, whose walls are decorated with Louis XV-style wood panelling and fluted pilasters, while the entryway provides access, on one side, to a pair of adjacent siting rooms with marble fireplaces, 18th-century wood panelling and doors, as well as a bay window, which bathe these rooms, along with their large picture windows, in ample sunlight. With significant floor-to-ceiling heights and ceilings decorated with central decorative roses and chandeliers, one of these rooms features a chevron parquet floor, whereas the other is carpeted.
On the other side of the entrance hall, a library boasts visible ceiling beams and joists as well as an impressive granite fireplace, whereas the manor’s secondary entrance opens on to a dining room, separated from the kitchen by a pointed stone wall. Extending on from the latter is a utility room and a bathroom, while all the rooms in this wing feature large pale-colour stone floor tiles.

The first floor
Two staircases provide access to this level: from the entrance hall, the main staircase is safeguarded by a wrought-iron bannister and ascends to a landing with a large built-in cupboard, while a service staircase is located in the renovated wing. Upstairs, two hallways provide access to six immense bedrooms and two large studies facing the grounds, as well as a bathroom, three tiled shower rooms, two wardrobes and two separate lavatories.
With walls upholstered in light-colour Mayenne fabric throughout this level, three bedrooms come with fireplaces, whereas the floors alternate between carpet and straight-plank parquet.

The attic
This level includes three large bedrooms and several convertible attic spaces, topped with visible wooden rafters displaying Saint Andrew’s cross.

The basement
Located under the dwelling, it includes the boiler room, a storage area and a wine cellar.

The outbuildings

On the property’s southeast corner, a small stone pavilion includes a single room on the ground floor, an upstairs level under the eaves and a cellar, while, in the former stables, abutting the manor, a workshop is accessible from the interior courtyard to the west.

The grounds

The grounds are enclosed with a thick wall, giving the property absolute privacy. They cover around 6,000m² in the heart of the town. They are divided into two sections: an English-style garden and a French formal garden. Here you find chestnut trees, age-old linden trees, camellias, privet, garlands of wisteria along the manor walls, a Himalayan cedar and a Lebanese cedar. The whole outdoor space is not at all overlooked. It faces south and you can admire an unrivalled view of the River Couesnon valley. And since the plot can be built upon, you could even build a swimming pool on the grounds. In one corner of the plot, there is a small stone lodge with a 15m² floor area and three levels.