Normandy, Calvados, Lisieux, France

Charming Eighteenth Century chateau for sale in Normandy, set in a beautiful estate of over 25 acres with gite and outbuildings.

Built in 1742 with 19th-century additions, the stone and brick property features slate roofing.

WEST WING (Renovated) - 110 m2 of living space

Ground Floor: - Fitted kitchen (30 m2), equipped with 5-burner range cooker, two ovens, wood-bruning stove, double sink, central island, terracotta tile flooring; - 15 m2 office (terracotta tile floor); - 5 m2 Utility room (terracotta tile floor); - Storage room with boiler.

Upper Floor: - Landing leading to 3 parquet-floored bedrooms (9.9 m2, 8.6 m2 & 16 m2); - Bathroom (tiled), with bath and a washbasin, 4.4 m2 ; - Shower room (tiled), with washbasin, 3.5 m2; - Separate WC. Gas heating + 17 kW wood stove in the kitchen Energy rating: E (304 kWh/m2/year), GHG emissions: E (58 kg CO/m2/year)

MAIN CHATEAU (approximately 450 m2 to be renovated)

Ground Floor: - Vestibule with closet / serving hatch (10 m2), fleur-de-lis patterned stone floor; - Guest WC with washbasin (tiled); - 31 m2 dining room with open fireplace ready to be connected (flue installed, facing still to be completed), parquet flooring; - 25 m2 entrance hall (stone floor); - 32 m2 billiard room with patterned stone floor, monumental stone fireplace (ornamental), marble inlays and brick hearth; - 53 m2 living room with parquet floor and open fireplace (to be connected to a flue and facing to be completed); - Woodwork, floors, ceilings, and mouldings across the entire level are partially renovated and still require finishing; - The entire floor is pre-wired for electricity, with final connection remaining to be completed.

First Floor: - Corridor (terracotta tile flooring); - Bedroom (28 m2) with stone fireplace ready to be connected and adjoining shower room (to be finished: plumbing ready, walls, floor, ceiling to complete); - Bedroom (15.4 m2) featuring an open fireplace awaiting connection, with wood paneling and terracotta tile flooring; - Bedroom (21.5 m2) with fireplace awaiting connection, parquet floor, adjoining study/bedroom (21.6 m2) with open fireplace awaiting connection; - 32m2 master suite with wooden flooring, ornamental fireplace, and two adjoining rooms to be fitted out as en-suite facilities; - Wooden windows (single glazed), electricity, woodwork, ceilings, and mouldings to be renovated throughout.

Second Floor - Approximately 150m2 of convertible attic space: - Living space with wood stove, kitchen area and WC to be completed (plumbing ready); - Open-plan attic: several rooms to be divided and fitted, one with fireplace (awaiting connection); - Double-glazed wooden windows (2019), skylight-style roof windows, one arched wooden window (single-glazed) remaining to renovate;

- Entire roof and timber structure renovated in 2016;

- Dry rot and woodworm treated with hot air (2019), chemical preventive treatment (2020) - covered by 10-year warranty;

- Insulation, partitioning, flooring, electricity and woodwork pending throughout the floor and stairwell.

Basement: - Boiler room with aquathermal central heating system: dual borehole, 3 low-temp heat pumps + hot water tank (installed 2016, remaining to be connected) - Cast-iron radiators are available to renovate and connect on each floor; - Wine cellar.

Individual sanitation system installed in 2018

FURNISHED GUESTHOUSE (former 19th-century aviary) - 115 m2, fully renovated in 2012.

Ground Floor: - 12 m2 fully equipped kitchen: double sink, electric oven, microwave, freezer/fridge, dishwasher, extractor hood, induction cooktop; - 12 m2 dining room; - 15 m2 living room; - Hallway; - 12 m2 bedroom; - 6 m2 shower room: walk-in shower, basin, towel heater, WC.

Upper Floor: - Landing; - 15 m2 bedroom; - 9 m2 office/bedroom; - 11 m2 bathroom: shower, double basin, bathtub, WC, towel heater;

- Additional attic room/office (12 m2) with private outdoor access.

Electric heating, wooden double-glazed windows, Energy rating: E (282 k

Wh/m2/year), GHG emissions: E (9 kg CO/m2/year).

The guesthouse is connected to mains drainage.

OUTBUILDINGS TO RENOVATE

Former Service Buildings (stone & timber frame, tile roof):

- Garage, workshop, storage.

Stables & Lean-to Barn (timber frame, slate roof): - 4 horse stalls, storage spaces, open hangar.

Shepherd's house (timber frame, slate roof)

10.3-hectare (25 acres) grounds featuring lawns, an orchard, a paddock, and a listed park protected since 1943 as a site of exceptional natural beauty.

REFERENCE: 254423