From Normandy to Brittany, Burgundy to Rambouillet via Le Périgord, our selection gives priority to historic buildings, noble, refined, and offering unique character. Comprising a niche market, these gems of architecture capture within their walls the beauty of a certain style, an era, and above all an enviable art of living…
this sublime medieval château, a listed Historic Monument, offers admirable architectural features and has been carefully restored by its current owners. Its living space of 650 m2 is comprised of magnificent reception rooms, a professional kitchen, an intimate inner courtyard, 4 en-suite bedrooms, a vast dormitory, and a heated outdoor pool. 1.830.000 €. Emile Garcin Biarritz - Côte Basque (05 59 01 59 59). www.emilegarcin.fr
This outstanding hunting property of over 1,500 acres offers a late 17th-century castle of 1,800 m2 surrounded by a park of 22.25 acres with gardens, meadows for horses, a vegetable garden... The estate also plays host to two farm buildings comprised of four master residences, a hunting lodge, a former dairy, and a caretakers’ house. A 5-acre pond completes this remarkable property. Sotheby’s Paris Ouest Hauts-de-Seine (01 41 25 00 00).
At the edge of the Othe forest, this listed Historic Monument is an exceptional estate dating back to the 15th century. It is surrounded by moats in a gated park of about 50 acres, crossed by a stream. Restored throughout, the main residence offers several living rooms and 7 bedrooms with bathrooms. Outbuildings, a mill, a dovecote, stables and a stud farm with 5 stalls complete the property. 1.720.000 €. Emile Garcin Propriétés & Châteaux (01 42 61 73 38). www.emilegarcin.fr
This property appears at the end of a drive lined with century-old trees. It consists of a vast château in neo-Gothic style built in 1907, surrounded by a 27-acre park. Its living space of 500 m2 includes 7 bedrooms and an indoor pool. In very good condition, the château also benefits from an outbuilding and a caretakers’ house. 3.255.000 €. Sotheby’s International Realty Bretagne Sud (06 62 30 43 83).
In the Eure region, less than 100 kilometres from Paris, this elegant little château built in the early 17th century benefits from a magnificent location at the very heart of luxuriant countryside. Surrounded by a wooded park of almost 40 acres, and impeccably renovated in 2003, it has retained its Louis XIII style in living space of 510 m2 with beautiful reception rooms and sleeping accommodation. Partly refurbished outbuildings, a caretakers’ house and an old chapel complete the property. 1.970.000 €. Belles demeures de France Fines Résidences (01 84 79 63 33).
