Property Detail


64 - Pyrenees Atlantiques
Ref: B1-1831 - Fine XIXth C Château, outbuildings, pool, tennis

Reception Rooms: 9      Bedrooms: 46     Bathrooms: 44
Land - Acres: 39.52      Land - Hectares: 16
€  1,700,000
£  1,397,400
$  2,158,490


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Built in 1888, this fine Château offering 1,100 m2 of living space and set in 16 ha of land, is situated 50 minutes from Biarritz and the coast and 45 minutes from the mountains. The nearest shops and services are situated 3 minutes away. Substantial outbuildings including a caretaker's apartment. Swimming pool, tennis court and "mur a gauche" for Basque pelota.

Main living accommodation:
Ground floor: (340 m2, with marble or wood fireplaces in the majority of rooms)
- 3 reception rooms (46 m2, 45 m2 and 44 m2) facing south
- 2 studies (each 15.5 m2)
- Library (25 m2)
- Room (26 m2)
- Professional kitchen (75 m2)
- Staff dining room (26 m2)
- Storage space
- Guest WCs
First floor: (The rooms on the floor are distributed in the same way as the rooms on the ground floor, although some have been partitioned to create additional bedrooms. The partitioning could be easily removed if so desired.)
- 11 bedrooms and bathrooms
Second floor:
- 2 apartments each containing 4 bedrooms and 3 en-suite shower rooms.
Attic: (approx 200 m2)
- 5 rooms
- Access to observatory with panoramic views of the Pyrenees
Garden level:
- Entrance hall
- Storage space
- Bin area

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Outbuildings:
- Building (460 m2 on each of 2 levels).
Ground floor: Caretaker's apartment; linen room / laundry; various rooms and workshops.
First floor: 17 bedrooms; Bathrooms; Large central reception room (96 m2).
- 2nd building with 335 m2 of space on one floor, comprising 10 bedrooms and bathrooms.

Additional information: Electric convector heating in all the buildings. Hot water produced by means of gas and electricity. Mini water treatment plant for 140 people. ADSL. The buildings are in good condition. The roof of the Château was renewed in 1991/1992 (zinc and slate). In 1994 all three buildings were rewired and replumbed and a heating system was installed as well as a fire detection system.

Grounds: 16 ha in total comprising meadows and gardens. Swimming pool: 16m x 8m (built in 1989). Tennis court.