Pays de la Loire, Sarthe, La Flèche, France

Immersed in 9.5 hectares of glorious land with gardens, moat and paddocks is this exquisite 15 bedroom historical Chateau with equestrian facilities, guest lodges and outbuildings, located in a peaceful area near La Fleche.

The main building stands proud with its 4 floors and circa 800m2, dominating the front lawns, moat with views over the fields and woodland beyond, with internal and external shutters on the ground and first floor.

There is an abundance of original features throughout including marble fireplaces, wood panelling, parquet floors and a "secret passage". The ground floor offers a formal vaulted entrance hall (stairs to upper and lower floors) with gallery (16 x 2m) running North/South providing distribution to all the ground floor rooms which have parquet flooring and wood panelling.

The "grand salon" of 46m2 has herringbone parquet flooring, is triple aspect with direct access to the south terrace, and an internal door leads to the library also with herringbone parquet, wooden panelling and an ornate wooden fireplace below a plastered panelled ceiling.

The dining hall with black marble fireplace has straight parquet flooring and views over the rear courtyard with direct access to the current kitchen. A functional galley space is in need of modernisation. Completing the ground floor is a double aspect with alcove bedroom and private bathroom.

The first floor has a rear corridor, permitting the bedrooms to benefit from the front views and morning sun. On this floor there are 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Each bedroom offers a large space (circa 30+m2) with often original quarry tiled floors and marble fireplaces. The main suite has parquet flooring and double aspect.

The second floor with central corridor, accessed by a secret passage in a cupboard, includes a large games room and 8 former domestic staff bedrooms with 3 bathrooms.

The basement/garden level has direct external access to the rear courtyard and internally via stairs in the entrance lobby. Here is located a dining hall with original beam work and tuffeau stone fireplace. The former kitchen today serves as a second kitchen and dining area with utility/laundry area. There is also an office and wine cellar.

In addition to the main building, this property has a number of sizeable outbuildings. One, currently under rental contract, provides comfortable family accommodation on two floors.

Opposite the private courtyard the second part of the outbuildings has a banquet hall of 76m2 with leaded windows. In the rest of this building work has been started to provide 6 rooms of differing sizes on the ground floor and a 3 attic rooms to be designated: 171m2, 75m2 and 64m2.

There is also a pigeon tower, an independent stable block with 3 stalls and a garage and tractor garage/workshop of 75m2.

The site offers enormous potential for a vast number of activities such as corporate events, weddings, guest lodges, B&B and a large family home in a private setting close to amenities. The grounds cover over 9 hectares (23.75 acres) including an English park, moat, French garden, courtyards, sunken gardens, paddocks and fields bordering a forest, a raised knoll and two separate entrances.

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