Offer 520

Beautiful listed 16^th-19^th centuries chateau in the Ardennes Department

This property is located 240 km (150 miles) from Paris, 180 km (112 miles) from Brussels, not far from Charleville-Mézières and from a railway station and all shops and services. It is composed of a ISMH-listed chateau dating from the 16^th, 18^th and 19^th centuries, with vast outbuildings in 3 ha (7.4 acres) of landscaped grounds near a river.

The chateau overlooks a meadow stretching to the river.

The chateau was owned by a Louis XIV's cardinal who used it as his refuge during the Fronde. The King and Anne d'Autriche have stayed there, as well as, much later, a famous French writer. A long drive edged by tall trees leads to an 18^th century gate in wrought iron and a porch under a dovecote.

The western side with the 18th century wing on the left and the two 19th century additions on each side of the tower.

The chateau was built during the 16^th century on an ancient fortress of the river. It is made of roughcast stone with a slate roof and features many period details. The eastern façade, framed by 2 round towers, is the oldest. A wing was added during the 18^th century and a belvedere during the 19^th century to enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside. The chateau offers a total interior space of 650 sq. mt. (7 000 sq. ft.) on 2 levels plus the attic, with 450 sq. mt. (4 840 sq. ft.) of living space. A renovation has been undertaken.

The eastern façade opens onto the main courtyard. (360° view)

The ground floor features and entrance hall, an ancient kitchen with French ceiling, stone floor and 16^th century stone fireplace, a kitchen in the southern tower, a reception room with 18^th century wainscotting and oak parquet, a 19^th century winter garden and 2 further rooms, one of which with access to a small room in the northern tower.

The dining room.	The living room on the ground floor.

A staircase with a remarkable 18^th century wrought iron railing is located in the western tower and leads from the entrance to the 1^st floor. This floor distributes a living room with French ceiling and views of the grounds and the river, a kitchen, 4 bedrooms, a bathroom, a small library in the northern tower and a 19^th century belvedere with a view of the river.

Two of the bedrooms.

The interior is decorated with 6 marble fireplaces dating from the 18^th century, each one of different colour and design, 18^th century wainscotting in most of the rooms and beautiful pier paintings. The floors are made of flagstone, marble or oak parquet and the windows have interior shutters, some of them flush with the wainscotting. The underground floor is composed of several cellars, one of which dating from the Romanesque period.

One of the bedrooms. (360° view)

The outbuildings offer a total interior space of 700 sq. mt. (7 535 sq. ft.) and 180 sq. mt. (1 940 sq. ft.) of living space. A long building on the southern side of the courtyard includes a caretaker's accommodation of 110 sq. mt. (1 184 sq. ft.) and an apartment of 70 sq. mt. (753 sq. ft.) upstairs. The other outbuildings are a barn, a cowshed and a dovecote over the porch on the eastern side.

The barn and the dovecote.	A path in the grounds, with outbuildings on the back side.

The long building on the southern side of the courtyard. (360° view)

The 3 ha (7.4 acres) of landscaped grounds are enclosed by a 16^th century wall. They are set on 4 terraces leading down to the river and feature century-old trees, an orchard, ISMH-listed French gardens (restoration in progress), ponds fed by a spring, a balustrade and dry moats.

The ISMH-listed French gardens. (360° view)

A beautiful chateau on a river, that has kept its genuine spirit with its many period details and gardens...

Price: 1 052 000 EUR. (Converting this price into another currency...)

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