Manor house for sale

A 16th-century manor house and its wooded garden in the

Opposite the imposing 12th-century church of Saint-Martin, a wrought-iron gateway adorned with fine lance-point balusters and flanked by a Caen stone pillar topped by a gendarme opens onto a tree-lined driveway. A courtyard and terrace surround the manor house, which has an adjoining outbuilding on one side. On the opposite side, a gate leads to the back of the property and the garden planted with hundred-year old trees.
The Turgot manorBuilt in the 16th century during the reign of Francis I, it is surrounded by a collection of trees gathered from all over the world by the Marquis de Turgot. Opposite the central avenue, the building reflects the French architectural classicism of the time it was built. It has two floors, with walls of fashioned from large dressed rubble stones covered in plaster. The window frames are made out of ashlar limestone. The gable roof is covered in blue slate and decorated with gable caps and gargoyles. There are three dormer windows topped by triangular pediments. Three stone chimney stacks stand out against the sky. The ashlar facade opposite is flanked by an octagonal Renaissance spur tower and dovecote.
The ground floor
From the terrace, the front door leads to a hallway with antique floral tiling. Opposite, a corridor is accessed via a glass door. The entrance hall leads to the dining room with an Art Nouveau tiled floor. A high bay with cross windows casts a soft glow over an Enjugerais marble mantelpiece set with modillions. The white