€1,500,000

House Tournon-sur-Rhône - 16 bedrooms - 1025m²

07300 - Tournon-sur-Rhône

1025m² 20 rooms 16 beds

DESCRIPTION

In the furrow of the Rhône valley, less than 1 hour from Lyon, at the top of the rock, the castle stands alone overlooking its village.

Its position and panorama are of major interest, and the history of this perched estate goes back to feudal times.

This family home built its prestige 300 years ago on the ruins of the last fortified castle.

Its unique architecture, in the southern style, contained entertainment areas and, right up to the present day, a more comfortable destiny.

Two perrons, gates, an archway and a hidden passageway orchestrate the entrances to the château, via a graceful inner courtyard.

On the garden level, you are invited to join the rotunda ballroom, the chapel and 7 reception rooms in a row almost 60 m long, which are elegantly illuminated and punctuated by 18 vertiginous French windows.

You then reach the imposing stone staircase, flanked by ironwork that curves up to the first floor.

This floor houses the heated living areas and connects to a 230 m² attic that could be converted into additional sleeping accommodation.

The style of this prestigious residence is reminiscent of the 18th century.

The décor, however, incorporates a number of elements of much earlier origin, such as one of the cellars, which has been attributed to the Middle Ages.

The floors, terracotta tiles, fireplaces, wood panelling and Louis XV gypseries, without being too ostentatious, still shine through.

The 19th century wallpapers, notably by Zuber, are also well preserved.

The 11 bedrooms, including one on the ground floor, have mainly adopted the taste of this period.

The need for sufficient amenities was also a major concern for its occupants.

The property offers around 1,680 m² of floor space and has been carefully designed to meet today's requirements.

A heat pump accompanies the wood-burning fireplaces.

The forced-air heating system, the 2 thermodynamic water heaters, the double-glazed windows, which have gradually replaced 80% of the house, and the insulation already provide a degree of thermal comfort.

The roof is regularly checked and the Roman tiles are renewed as often as necessary.

Like the local stone, they dress the buildings in shimmering ochre.

The estate has almost 10 hectares of adjoining land, with terraces, a pool, now open for swimming, and a flowerbed inspired by a painting by the painter A.

Gleizes.

The arrangement of the box trees adds a delicate movement to this ancient bastion, where the top of an ancestral tower still stands.

Its staircase leads to the buttresses of the château, where a former stable hides the remains of a recent 110 m² rented dwelling.

Further up, on the way back to the estate, the wash-house adds to the charm of the setting, which is extended on the horizon by an avenue of centuries-old lime trees.

A spring water well still irrigates the property.

A separate, renovated 140 m² caretaker's cottage and its grounds are discreetly visible from the château.

Adjacent to the building are an orange grove, a dovecote, a 28 m² flat and 3 rooms that could be used as a workshop or for deliveries.

A 1st gate closes off the property to vehicles using its only access road, before sheltering them under a canopy, right next to the sanitary facilities that are always useful for receptions in the grounds.

The rest of the land surrounds the estate, which is made up of ancient woods and may also contain an AOP St Joseph vineyard.

Please contact Rachel ENERGY CLASS: D/ CLIMATE CLASS: B (for the château) Actual electricity cost 2,730 Euro/2023.

Estimated average annual energy costs for standard use, based on 2021 energy prices (including subscription): between €12,780 and €17,350 per year.

The EPDs rank D/B, C/A and C/C respectively, for the 820, 104 and 100 m² of living space.

Rachel CHIROUZE (EI) Commercial Agent - RSAC Number: 848 188 462 - Romans sur Isère.