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19TH CENTURY MASTERPIECE LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT BETWEEN RENNE AND VANNES - 50km from Vannes - Extraordinary 19th century château with fantastic granite neo-Renaissance architecture - 30 hectares - Numerous outbuildings - Stud farm - Offered for sale for the first time in its history - Options to purchase an additional 40ha of woodland - Between Renne and Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany In a sumptuous romantic park offering unobstructed south-facing views of the beautiful Morbihan countryside, this spectacular château, completed in 1898, one of the masterpieces of the late 19th century in Brittany, sits on a medieval site of which dry moats and three original 16th century pavilions remain. Offered for sale for the first time in its history, it presents a remarkably authentic state. The particularly rich architecture, inspired by the Renaissance, is exceptional by the quality of the implementation, all in large granite apparatus of different colors and textures, it is clearly one of the most beautiful castles of this period in Brittany, among the best built. It presents a rectangular plan with the central body bordered by two projecting corner pavilions, one housing the superb palatial chapel on two levels. A difference in levels between the facades, produces an even more monumental effect, the North-East facade on the park side has direct access to the ground floor by a large cast iron canopy; the South-East facade stands on a monumental basement which houses a large hall in the basement and the service areas. The facades present a very rich architectural repertoire of bossages and splits, petrifications, powerful chainages, cartouches, cut leathers, shells, moldings, projecting keystones, dormers, pediments, very powerful chimney stacks. All in a symphony of granite with sumptuous color schemes, gray, ochre, and black, and textures, rustic bossages, more or less smooth surfaces, more or less bush-hammered. Scholarly quotations punctuate the facades, breaking the symmetry: on one side, two large stained-glass windows, one rosette, the other semicircular, bordered by statues in the round of Saint Louis and his wife Marguerite de Provence; on the other side, a very scholarly watchtower. The entrance hall in a neo-Renaissance style is particularly spectacular, adorned with columns, the grand oak staircase with balusters adorned with lion protomes, decorated with stenciled wall canvases, low paneling, cement tile floor, stucco ceilings. To the right, a smoking office decorated with wall display cases, low paneling, wall decorations of printed fabrics. A large central corridor runs through the entire house, with cement tile flooring, low wainscoting, wall stencils, beam and joist ceilings. Superb enfilade of south-facing living rooms, open view. Central living room decorated with beautiful woodwork, three beautiful double doors, pair of circa 1700 oil paintings depicting Bacchus and Venus set into the woodwork, herringbone floor, south-facing balcony. Dining room, low wainscoting, richly carved neo-Renaissance wooden fireplace decorated with a portrait of Louis XIV, beam and joist ceiling, herringbone floor. Grand living room, richly carved Louis XIV style woodwork, 18th century stucco ceiling, Louis XV style marble fireplace. Small Louis XVI style living room decorated with woodwork, Louis XVI style marble fireplace, south-east exposure, herringbone floor. To the north-east, with independent access, a sumptuous two-level palatial chapel with gallery. Adorned with two splendid Art Nouveau stained glass windows, one depicting the Virgin, populated by angels and natural lilies, the other in rosette depicting Jesus and the four evangelists in a sky also populated by angels. A 17th century wooden altarpiece, richly carved with four twisted columns under a large pediment, three oils on canvas embedded in the altarpiece, an Annunciation, a saint in prayer, and possibly the vow of Louis XIII. To the north, an office, a hunting room decorated with cupboards, in its original state, marble fireplace. A linen room, decorated with large cupboards. A kitchen to the west, cupboards, cement tiles. Small dining room facing south, floor, red marble fireplace in the Louis XIV style, low paneling. Wood hoist. Dumbwaiter. On the first floor, a billiard hall with a very rich decor of columns, stucco, acanthus leaf decoration, A large corridor decorated with interior stained glass windows, low paneling, 11 bedrooms, six of which are south-facing, a bathroom, two bathrooms to be redone, sink and bidet in each bedroom. A Chinese bedroom facing south, floor, 19th century bathroom, marble fireplace. Master bedroom known as Madame's bedroom, marble fireplace, Louis XVI overmantels, bathroom. On the second floor, 17 rooms, partly purged of their fittings following an attack of dry rot which received a start of treatment; remaining to be finished. On the third floor, a large attic, superb framework. Basement, Entrance hall facing south, stucco decoration, corbels, ceiling with joist beams. Stone staircase hall decorated with a neo-Renaissance stone column, cement tile floor. Priest's bedroom. Dining room, office, Renaissance stone fireplace from the 16th century with beautiful jambs, terracotta floor. Glass-paneled hall, freight elevator, service staircase. One bedroom. Wood-fired heating with stoves, obsolete forced-air heating. Heating not working. Three original 16th century pavilions facing the castle in the ordered garden adorned with pepperpot roofs, they feature typical gun ports from the Wars of the Leagues. Medieval dry moats, spanned by an access bridge. Beautiful 17th-18th century stables with arcades. 24 hectares of parkland and woods, partly enclosed. A stud farm rented on 6 hectares of land, also rented. Village comprising a residential house and several outbuildings, all free. Very beautiful romantic park, crossed by beautiful tree-lined avenues, a majestic ornamental stone pond of impressive dimensions. Two sumptuous entrances decorated with gates that would come from the Pompeian palace of Prince Jérome Bonaparte on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, demolished in 1891. Mains water, pond in the park not watertight, reserve near the house. Meter for each house. Non-compliant septic tank. The entire property is listed as a Historic Monument. Price: 1,500,800 Euros including fees (fees payable by the seller). Purchase option: - Possibility of acquiring 40ha of woodland in addition for the price of 696,800 euros including fees (fees payable by the seller). Location: - 6km from a village with the first shops and services, hospital, supermarket, - 60km from the sea and Gulf of Morbihan. - 50km from Vannes, historic city. TGV. - 60km from Rennes, airport, TGV Paris 1h30 away. - 100km from Nantes. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr
