Seventeenth-Century Castle with Event Activity

Property Description

In a vast estate of 2.22 ha, this property includes a castle, outbuildings, a reception room with bar and professional kitchen, a French garden nestled in the main courtyard and a pleasure park with swimming pool and bar.

A former fiefdom known since the fourteenth century, of which it has preserved the north wing, the castle is composed of a central building built in the seventeenth century, which is accessed by a beautiful double-flight staircase and two wings set at right angles. The South Wing, also dating from the seventeenth century, is devoted to events.

Since 2006, the owners have carried out a large-scale restoration, or even a reconstruction for the north wing with quality old materials.

The castle, built on vaulted cellars, has approximately 476 m² of living space.

On the ground floor

– An entrance of 9.99 m². terracotta tiles on the floor;

– A small living room of 12.11 m². Access to the park on the west side;-

– A piano lounge of 46.10 m². French ceiling with two beams carved and decorated with seventeenth-century paintings. English parquet flooring. Monumental seventeenth-century wooden fireplace;

– A bedroom of 16.25 m². Wooden fireplace and its plaster decoration with a spray of flowers;

– Its private bathroom of 1.92 m²: sink and shower;

– Its private toilet of 1.46 m²;

– A corridor of 4.34 m² and the seventeenth-century stone staircase;

– A large living room of 51.55 m² with a magnificent Renaissance stone fireplace. French ceiling with two beams carved and decorated with seventeenth-century paintings. English parquet flooring. Two trumeaux with the motif of the 4 seasons. Height under beams: 3.79 metres;

– A 4.80 m² corridor giving access to the south wing;

– A bathroom of 8.15 m²: sink, shower and toilet;

– A 5 m² corridor;

– A linen room of 5.16 m²: washing machine, dryer, ironing;

– A fitted kitchen of 27.11 m². Fifteenth century stone fireplace. terracotta tiles on the floor;

– A dining room of 45.57 m². Monumental stone fireplace from the fifteenth century. Floor tiles. Access to a south-facing terrace and then to the French garden;

– A corridor of 11.69 m²;

– A bedroom of 23.99 m². Monumental stone fireplace from the seventeenth century. terracotta tiles on the floor;

– A bathroom of 11.01 m²: two sinks, shower and toilet;

– A bedroom of 28.95 m². Monumental Renaissance stone fireplace. Floor tiles. Coussieges.

On the first floor, a landing of 8.79 m² leads to two bedrooms of 47 m² and 70 m² and a shower room to be finished.

In the basement, accessible by the internal staircase and from the outside, six vaulted cellars including the old kitchen of 39 m².

Frame and roof redone in 2010-2012 for the north wing. Roof redone in 2006-2007 for the central building. The two buildings are perfectly insulated. All the fireplaces work.

Heating by 4 heat pumps installed in 2022. Domestic hot water by thermodynamic cumulus. This leads to a good DPE: D and B.

The interior renovation was total and focused on electricity, plumbing, sanitary facilities, kitchen, bathrooms, decoration etc...

The south wing comprises:

– A 45.02 m² room;

– An old chapel of 19.33 m²;

– A superb reception room of 86.33 m² with a monumental stone fireplace from the sixteenth century. Full sound system (Pioneer dj) and lighting. At the end, a fully equipped bar: sink, counter, ice maker, fridge, dishwasher. An adjoining toilet of 1.41 m². Above a DJ station dominating the room. Classified as an ERP 5th category. License IV;

– An adjoining room of 30.22 m² overlooking the swimming pool;

– A professional kitchen of 21.58 m². Tank gas supply. Fire protection standards;

– Cloakroom and toilet;

– Above the reception room, a dormitory of 43.94 m².

Heating by 3 heat pumps installed in 2022. Domestic hot water by cumulus.

The roof was partly redone in 2018, part of which remains to be redone.

The two reception rooms face south on an exotic garden with Balinese décor with bar, swimming pool, jacuzzi and terraces.

In the main courtyard, a French garden was created in 2020, composed of boxwood and yews. A fountain with a stone basin sits in the centre. Two wells, with water, are present.

The property extends over 2 ha 22 to 60 ca. It also includes a tennis court, a barn of 250 m² with cellar and a car park.

The individual sanitation consists of 4 septic tanks that will have to be brought up to standard.

Access to the property is via a first half-moon gate dating from the eighteenth century leading to a bridleway bordered by a double row of lime trees and yews. At the end of it, a second gate opens onto the main courtyard. Dating from the seventeenth century, its pillars come from the Tuileries.

It is located between Bellenaves (4 km) and Chantelle (6 km), in the heart of the Bourbonnais region, with no close neighbours. When you wind from the west, you can hear a background noise from the motorway…