An 18th-century chateau with a secondary house, indoor and

The property is hidden at the end of a small, calm lane in a village with under 250 inhabitants nestled in a beautiful valley through which a stream gently flows. A large gate opens beneath a wrought-iron arch of spearheads that stand out against the sky. The chateau towers at the end a long driveway alongside which annexes lie. The drive leads up to the edifice's front courtyard. Splendid grounds extend all around the chateau. Woods edge them. A stream snakes through the grounds and a canal with a washing place runs through them too. Bridges of stone, wrought iron and timber cross the stream. Stone benches dot the grounds. There is an outdoor tennis court here too. And an island features an elegant wrought-iron pavilion crowned with a zinc roof.

The 18th-century chateauThe chateau is made of Savonnières stone that the slightest sunray brings out marvellously. The edifice is built in a classic architectural style. It is rectangular with a roof of tiles laid in a scale pattern. Five dormers punctuate its roof. A front courtyard extends at the foot of the facade. From this majestic court, a pair of curved 18th-century flights of steps with wrought-iron balustrades leads up to the entrance door. The ground floor is raised. It lies above a garden-level floor that houses a former kitchen and cellars. The main door stands beneath a canopy with a wrought-iron frame. It is an oak double door with glazing and a finely crafted wrought-iron grate that incorporates the letters 'H' and