Burgundy’s Pays Coulangeois province is known for its “Irancy” wine, as well as its cherry tree fields, landscape and cuisine. Its undulating countryside is a patchwork of vineyards. Country roads snake around old winemaking villages with streets lined with stone houses. The residence stands proudly and majestically in the heart of the village, near the church. A low wall with iron railings runs along the edge of the plot. A pedestrian gate and a double gate lead into a gravelled court where you can park vehicles. On one side, there is an outbuilding that once housed a stable, near to which there is a dovecote and the entrance to the grounds. Behind the outbuilding, there is another double-gate entrance, which is separate. The residence is built upon cellars. It has a ground floor and a first floor. It is made up of two sections, each with a hipped slate roof and several chimney stacks. The north-facing facade is punctuated with windows fitted with wooden louvred shutters, heralding an interior filled with natural light. White-stone stringcourses run along the facade, marking the different levels. The quoins and door and window surrounds are made of exposed dressed limestone. On the court-facing side, ivy climbs up the walls to the top and a window bringing natural light into the roof space looks down at the stable. Lastly, from the rear elevation, a canopy extends above a large terrace that is entirely tiled and follows the edges of the two-section edifice. The house has a classic trio of a lounge, a dining room and a kitchen on the ground floor, yet it also has as many as six bedrooms, which is rare. One of these bedrooms is on the ground floor. Moreover, the home offers a liveable floor area of around 210m². Its decoration needs to be freshened up somewhat, but it includes many original architectural features of great interest that you could easily showcase through restoration.

The residence

The ground floor
The main entrance hall has an entirely tiled floor. It connects to a lounge with a marble fireplace that has a turquoise firebox surround. Geometric cement tiles that evoke the house’s time of construction give the room character. The entrance hall also connects to a bathroom left in its original state and then to a bedroom that looks out at a fully tiled, half-open terrace. The cement tiles here date back to the time of construction and display a floral motif. Not far away, a passageway leads to the terrace, which could be turned into a conservatory. From here, stone steps lead straight down to one of the two cellars. A hallway fitted with an old corner cupboard leads to a dining room with a marble fireplace. A door with a glazed fanlight leads out to the inner court. The wrought-iron grate that protects the door’s glazing pairs with the floral decor of the room’s cement tiles. Lastly, there is an adjoining kitchen with cupboards and typically 19th-century decor, including original wallpaper and geometric-patterned floor tiling. Back in the main entrance hall, a straight staircase of painted stone leads upstairs. A brass orb adorns the start of the handrail.

The upstairs
From the stairs, you reach a lavatory. And a corridor with oak strip flooring connects to five bedrooms with the same floor style. Each bedroom has its own colour of walls: green, blue, salmon, white and pink. This was a tradition in 19th-century residences. The bedrooms also have open-hearth marble fireplaces. The radiators are made of cast iron. Some of the bedrooms have in-built wardrobes and are embellished with ceiling roses. They all share a shower room with a lavatory. A second staircase, which is straight, made of wood and dates back to the time of construction, leads directly down to the dining room.