120km from Paris - Perche - Castle Built from the 15th to the 20th Century - Exceptional Charm and Allure

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120Km from Paris - Perche - castle built from the 15th to the 20th century - exceptional charm and allure - 5 main buildings - 18 bedrooms - 2500m2 built - south of Perche - 8km from the A10 motorway junction - 41 hectares - good condition of the shell, to be completely restored internally. Listed Mh in its entirety. On the edge of a small village in Perche, 120km from Paris, 8km from the motorway, this castle with exceptional charm is made up of 5 main buildings dating from the 15th to the 20th century on the site of a castle burned during the Hundred Years' War. Two accesses, the first, on the village side, is through a high and long wrought iron gate and opens onto the old porch-house now converted into a large living room. The second access, on the park side, is through a high crenellated porch dominated by the imposing tower of the water tower. The impressive, richly decorated medieval chatelet appears quickly after crossing the bridge spanning the canal, then the other buildings forming a courtyard. The heterogeneity of this ensemble reflects the long history of this place. The original medieval castle with a square plan surrounded by moats was burned in the first half of the 15th century by the Earl of Salisbury, commander-in-chief of the English troops, then on his way to lead the siege of Orléans. Rebuilt at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, the chatelet known as the Donjon and the Saint-François tower remain of this medieval castle. This medieval castle was integrated in the 19th century into the ensemble formed by the other buildings by the destruction of one of its sides and the filling in of part of the moats, attaching it to the new castle. The main body of the current castle is a 16th, 17th and 18th century building. A first pavilion forming a porch-lodging adjoining a gallery was built at the end of the 16th century and was redeveloped in the second half of the 17th century with the addition of two small pavilions. This complex was raised by a floor in the 18th century. The closing of the porch-lodging to make it a large office gave it its definitive appearance. These buildings with the Louis Xvi pavilion and the other outbuildings form a U-shaped courtyard with an unobstructed view of a splendid 41-hectare park composed in particular of a large 200-meter-long terrace overlooking a vast meadow on one side and separated from a wood of beautiful deciduous trees on the other side by a canal. The park also includes sumptuous boxwood and yew embroidery trimmed into topiary, as well as a large alley and a one-hectare vegetable garden. 5 main buildings: 1 - The castle closest to the village square, called Le Pavillon du Bourg, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. 2 - The small castle called the Donjon, 15th, 18th, and 20th centuries. A 15th century gallery, a residential area built in 1980 connected to an 18th century tower. 3 - The Saint-François tower, 15th century. 4 - The Louis Xvi pavilion called Renaissance house and its tower called the bell, 16th century, modified in the 17th and 18th centuries. 5 - The outbuildings, 16th-19th-20th centuries. Superb 16th century frames. Location: 120km from Paris, 16km slip road to Paris, 8km to Le Mans. 8km from Brou, shops and services. City water, sanitation partly connected and partly on septic tank. Historic Monument Protection: The castle as well as its outbuildings and its park: classified by decree of November 24, 1948 Price: 3,180,000 Euros including fees (including 5.67% fees payable by the purchaser). Information on the risks associated with this property is available on the Géorisques website: