For sale Castle Le Lion-d'Angers 49220

Réf.4739 : Renaissance chateau listed as a Historic Monument and 83 acres for sale in Anjou
In Anjou, built in the countryside on the outskirts of a small village, stands this magnificent Renaissance property. A large avenue of lime trees leads to the old carriage entrance that precedes the main courtyard.
The property is located in the north of Maine-et-Loire, in a preserved rural area, away from major traffic flows and easily accessible. The village is set in a landscape of hedgerows and farmland. The neighbouring towns provide everyday amenities. Angers, 35 km away, is within easy reach, offering a direct link to Paris (A11 motorway and TGV station for Paris in 1 hour 25 minutes). The whole property offers a discreet, stable and rural setting, characteristic of the Anjou region.

Angers (population 160.000) is just 15 minutes away by car. Angers is the capital of the Anjou region, with all the shops and services you need (university hospital, universities, TGV train station providing a 1h30 hour link to Paris). The town centre is magnificent, with its narrow streets, the imposing silhouette of its 13th-century castle, and the parks and gardens in the heart of the town. The town has also been awarded the title of France's top green town and is a great place to live. In other words: the gentleness of Anjou.

It is one of the smallest Renaissance-style chateau in France. Built of schist and tuffeau stone and covered with slate, it faces south/north. It has a total surface area of 800 sqm spread over three levels of approximately 230 sqm each, extended by three half-floors in the east wing. The upper floors are accessed via an impressive straight stone staircase, supported by buttress walls and covered with brick vaults with white stone coffers, as well as a wooden spiral staircase. The façades feature large windows with crossbars and mullions. The chateau's roofs are very varied, illustrating the architectural richness of the building: pavilion, pepperpot and imperial.

One enters the residence through a low semi-circular door with pilasters:
- On the ground floor: guard room (67 sqm, ceiling height: 3.63 m), library (33 sqm), dining room (38 sqm), kitchen (36 sqm), utility room (7.6 sqm), toilet and washbasin;
On the mezzanine floor: bedroom (42 sqm) and bathroom (8 sqm).
- Upstairs: living room with painted wood panelling (72 sqm, ceiling height 3.51 m), 3 bedrooms (35, 28, 18 sqm), one with en-suite bathroom, another with dressing room, office (24 sqm), bathroom and shower room (11 sqm), WC and dressing room (9 sqm);
On the mezzanine floor: bedroom (42 sqm), bathroom/shower room and toilet (8.5 sqm), dressing room in the tower.
- On the second floor: billiard room (29 sqm), upstairs lounge (27 sqm), 7 bedrooms (from 11 to 28 sqm), 1 shower room;
On the mezzanine floor: bedroom (44 sqm), bathroom/shower room and WC (8 sqm), dressing room in the tower.
Attic above, vaulted cellar including the boiler room under the west wing and semi-underground cellar under the east wing.
The chateau is sold furnished; the complete list is to be determined with the owner.

The quality of the building's exterior architecture is exceptional. The interior lives up to this impression with architectural features characteristic of large country houses. To name but a few, there is the beautiful straight staircase with open risers, the monumental fireplaces, the mullioned and transom windows, and the consistent and skilful use of high-quality materials (terracotta, wood panelling, cut stone for the ornamentation, etc.).
The two painted rooms upstairs are admirable. The paintings were created in 1648 for the wedding of a former owner of the château:
The first includes classical motifs such as foliage, crowned busts of Roman emperors, but also still lifes of flowers and fruit, landscapes of Anjou, etc.
The second is known as the "chambre des Amours" (chamber of love) because of the motifs with which it is decorated.
This building, on a human scale, has all the features of a large Renaissance château. Without excessive decoration or extravagance, it authentically embodies a large Anjou residence, with no lack of architectural richness. It is an extension in Haut-Anjou of the prestigious splendour of the Châteaux of the Loire.

OUTBUILDINGS :
They include a U-shaped courtyard comprising:
- A 4-room building with 2 woodsheds and 2 chicken coops;
- At right angles: a barn, a large garage (125 sqm), a 2-room caretaker's lodge (70 sqm), electric heating, in need of refurbishment; attics above;
- At right angles: a dilapidated 70 sqm dwelling, then the old stables (saddle room and 6 stalls); attic above.
In the grounds:
- A dovecote;
- A kennel;
- A shelter in the woods;
- A well in the courtyard.

LAND :
Charming English-style park planted with numerous large trees (oaks, cedars, ash trees, chestnut trees, etc.) and ornamental shrubs. A beautiful avenue of lime trees leads to the chateau.
- The entire area covers 83.5 acres and is divided as follows:
- Approximately 23.5 acres of woodland (excluding avenues);
- Four ponds measuring approximately 900 sqm, 1,200 sqm, 3.9 acres and 7.4 acres respectively;
NB: these are geoportal measurements based on aerial views. These measurements may vary depending on the weather and the condition of the ponds.
- 13.1 acres of buildings, parkland and avenues;
- Approximately 34.6 acres of open meadows.

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