A rural 18th-century house with a walled garden, in a hamlet by the town
of Rambouillet near Paris, in the south-west of France’s Yvelines department
of Rambouillet near Paris, in the south-west of France’s Yvelines department
Orphin,
YVELINES
ile-de-france
78125
FR
Location
The property lies in the Île-de-France region that extends around Paris. It is not far from the town of Rambouillet and its forest. It is tucked away on the edge of hamlet that is part of the town of Orphin. The landscape of fields and forests here underlines that fact that the property is very close to the beautiful Haute Vallée de Chevreuse regional nature park. The local town offers shops and amenities, as well as a school. You can reach Rambouillet train station in 12 minutes by car. From there, two train lines on two different regional rail networks take you to central Paris in 30 minutes and Versailles in 20 minutes. And you can get to Porte Maillot junction and transport hub on the edge of Paris in around 50 minutes via the N10 trunk road and the A13 or A10 motorways. Buses also go to Rambouillet on a daily basis, in the morning and evening.
Description
The house was built in the 18th century. It was formed from three buildings being joined together. It has a ground floor and a first floor. There is a central section and two wings at a right angle to it. Beside the house, there is a walled garden that runs alongside the gable end of the west wing. The two-slope roofs have gabled dormers and are covered with slate tiles, flat local tiles and interlocking tiles. The court-facing elevation is made of exposed stonework and is partially covered with ivy and climbing roses. It is punctuated with small-paned windows with double glazing, fitted with greyish blue shutters of anodised metal. There are three entrance doors. Two of them are partially glazed. They lead out to the garden. An outdoor iron spiral staircase in an Eiffel style leads up to the first floor of the west wing. The garden enjoys absolute privacy. The rest of the property includes a vaulted cellar, a workshop and a garage with an electric door.
The house
The ground floor
A first entrance door leads straight into a lounge and dining room that connect to each other. These spaces are separated by a glazed double door with small panes. The flooring is recent. Ochre tiles cover the floors. The lounge has an open-hearth Louis XVI style marble fireplace and the dining area has a grey fireplace with mouldings and an insert. You can reach the east wing from the dining room. The main entrance door is crowned with a porch canopy with flat tiles. Through this door, you step into a space with a fitted kitchen, a scullery, a separate lavatory and a utility room that could be turned into a bedroom. Between the kitchen and the utility room, a wooden staircase leads up to the first floor. The west wing houses a large workshop and a garage, as well as a cellar and a woodstore.
The first floor
The main quarter-turn staircase links the dining room to a landing tiled with old terracotta tiles. A stained-glass window and a roof window bathe this space in natural light. The landing connects to a shower room and to two bedrooms, one of which currently serves as a linen room. At the end of the east wing, beyond the point where the second staircase arrives, there is a third bedroom, beside a walk-in wardrobe and a lavatory. A long corridor with a floor of old terracotta tiles connects to a fourth bedroom. This corridor includes storage spaces. It then connects to a fifth bedroom with a 50m² floor area, beneath exposed roof beams. The latter bedroom has been turned into an office. It is filled with natural light from two large roof windows, a glazed door and a small window. It adjoins a small walk-in wardrobe, a lavatory and a bathroom with a bath and shower.
The garden
A stone wall, partly crowned with a black iron fence, encloses the garden, which covers around 140m². The garden lies in the shade of a laurel, a juniper and a small Mexican orange blossom. Rose bushes, wisteria and euonymus shrubs bloom in spring and summer.
Our opinion
This delightful home is nestled close to one of the largest forests in the Île-de-France region that extends around Paris. The charming 18th-century dwelling is steeped in history, which you can see in its rooms and building materials. Joining together several buildings created a house well suited to family life or to work. The calm of the hamlet, which is set back from bustle but certainly not isolated, offers the perfect combination: closeness to Paris, which you can easily reach every day, and a peaceful day-to-day lifestyle in a truly bucolic setting. The walled garden, with its old shrubs and trees, extends the house outside and offers an outdoor haven with absolute privacy and that changes with the passing of the seasons. In short, this splendid property is an enchanting place of fine balance, not far from the French capital.
Reference 557304
| Land registry surface area | 315 m² |
| Main building floor area | 220 m² |
| Number of bedrooms | 5 |
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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.
