Built of rubble stone, the dwelling comprises three buildings laid out in a U-shape around an inner courtyard. The single-pitch roofs, covered in weathered canal tiles, form a discreet line in the landscape. A tower houses a stone spiral staircase leading to the upper floors and the courtyard, which is closed off on the street side by a wooden gate. Around the property, terraced gardens are laid out at different heights, revealing a new perspective at each level. An outbuilding occupies the upper esplanade. Originally, a larger building stood at street level, flanked by a corner turret, of which only the base remains today. It may have served as a dwelling for the guards of the neighbouring castle, recalling the defensive history of the site and the Montaigut family. From the windows, you can see the banks of the Couze Chambon, the straight, colourful façades of the houses, the red-tiled roofs and the maze of gardens.

The main dwelling

Over the centuries, the building has retained its architectural homogeneity. Its layout is typical of the period in which it was built: a ground floor devoted to utility rooms, organised around a spiral staircase leading to the upper floors.

The ground floor
A large patio door opens onto the dining room, adjoining a small kitchen, one wall of which retains its rough, unsquared stonework. The floor is granite and the ceiling has exposed beams. The dining room adjoins the living room, dominated by a monumental fireplace with a wood burner. It opens to the outside with a mullioned window, flanked on either side by two additional windows. Part of the French-style ceiling has been restored.
The intermediate level
A cross-vaulted kitchen, with a stone fireplace at its centre, connects to one of the terraced gardens. The adjoining sitting room, with its French-style ceiling and 18th century stone fireplace, still bears the trace of a former doorway, which is now walled in, which can be identified by its pointed arch. A wooden staircase rises from this living room and leads to a bedroom.
The first floor
In the living room, a wooden staircase with a balustrade leads to a mezzanine that acts as a suspended landing. From here, a first bedroom is revealed, which communicates with a second. The floors of the two bedrooms are covered in grey floating parquet. The third bedroom, which opens onto the first, is an extension of the first and features a ribbed vault, granite floor and fireplace. This room also connects to the spiral staircase, which leads to a bathroom and a study with light-coloured parquet flooring, which receives natural light from a roof window.
The second floor
Accessed via the spiral staircase, it comprises a bedroom with parquet flooring, direct access to a terraced garden and an intimate view of the gardens that surround the property.