Normandy, Calvados, Bayeux, France

Walls enclose the park and the building, so little of it is visible from the street, and three reception rooms face south and west over the park.

A town mansion from the early 1800s in the historic centre of Bayeux, with a walled plot, a park and a caretaker's house. Little of the house is visible from the street; the walls enclose the park and the building.

The house spans three floors and a full basement with vaulted cellars. Three reception rooms in enfilade (salon, study and dining room) face south and west over the park. The kitchen adjoins the dining room and borders a closed courtyard with a glass roof. A second dining room is suited to receptions. The upper floors are reached by lift or by the staircase, which is lit by a skylight. On the first floor, a gallery leads to three bedrooms; the master bedroom has its own bathroom. The second floor holds five further bedrooms and a bathroom.

The interior is largely original, with stave parquet, panelling, fireplaces and decorative moulding, without excessive restoration. Central gas heating runs on a newer boiler. The house can serve as a main residence, a family home or with guest rooms.

The house stands in the historic centre of Bayeux, close to the main street with its shops and amenities.

• 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
• Central gas heating with a newer boiler
• Vaulted cellars in a full basement
• Stave parquet, panelling, fireplaces, decorative moulding
• Lift to the upper floors
• Caretaker's house on walled grounds