19th C troubadour-style château for sale

Romantic 19th-century Troubadour-style château in Mayenne offering 320 m² of living space (expandable), 29 acres of parkland, meadows, and woods. Includes extensive outbuildings, stables, swimming pool, tennis court, and equestrian facilities. Ideal for private residence, events, or equestrian use. Rare historic estate with charm and potential.

Mayenne department near Laval

19th-Century Troubadour-Style Château with 29 Acres of Park, Woodland & Meadows – For Sale in Mayenne
Nestled in the heart of the Mayenne countryside, this captivating Troubadour-style château, built in 1849 by a distinguished family of Laval magistrates, offers a rare blend of romantic architecture, equestrian facilities, and peaceful natural surroundings.

Described by Abbé Angot as “a castle with pointed-arched windows and doors, bastioned at all four corners by a round tower,” the château stands as a fine example of 19th-century historicist architecture. Constructed in rendered rubble stone with a classic slate roof, the building spans four levels of approximately 140 m² each, with around 320 m² of currently habitable space and potential to expand into the garden level and second floor.

The Château: Timeless Elegance Across Four Levels
• Garden Level (semi-buried): Lounge with sauna (26 m²), laundry room (11 m²), boiler room, cellars, storerooms. Ceiling height of 2.69 m.
• Ground Floor: Elegant entrance hall (21 m²) with central staircase, a spacious kitchen (28 m²) with scullery in the turret, dining room (31 m²) with Provençal terracotta floor and white marble fireplace, lounge (31 m²) with herringbone parquet and black marble fireplace, study (28 m²), WC in the turret.
• First Floor: Landing leads to 4 generous bedrooms (29, 29, 23, 19 m²), 2 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, and 3 separate WCs with wash basins.
• Second Floor: Five former attic bedrooms (32, 22, 22, 18, and 11 m²), one with a washbasin. Convertible potential.
• Attic above: Beautiful roof framework.
The château is remarkably well designed around a central staircase, offering spacious and luminous rooms throughout. Numerous decorative elements showcase the troubadour style: broken arch windows, sculpted window bays, ribbed frames, plant motifs, internal shutters, and more.

Extensive Outbuildings – Perfect for Equestrian or Event Use
Arranged around a charming courtyard, the outbuildings offer extensive functionality:
• Stable A: 4 loose boxes (63 m²), tack room, horse shower (37 m²), kennels.
• Barn B: Workshop (27 m²), barn (68 m²).
• Outbuilding C: Workshop with fireplace (29 m²), WC, 2 rooms, summer kitchen.
• Stable D: 4 additional loose boxes (59 m²), 2 rooms; adjoining 250 m² metal shed, pool house, wood shed (23 m²), cowshed (39 m²).
• Stable E: Third stable with 6 loose boxes (118 m²) + separate caretaker’s dwelling (living/kitchen 37 m², bedroom 13.8 m², shower/WC 4 m²). Renovated drainage, wood stove, single/double glazing.
• Swimming Pool: Semi in-ground (11 x 3 x 2.5 m), built in 2014, chlorine with sand filtration.
• Grass Tennis Court, Sand School (30 x 40 m), Well.

Grounds – 29 Acres of Unified, Usable Land
This exceptional estate spans 29 acres of contiguous land, comprising:
• 7 acres of landscaped parkland with mature trees (oak, chestnut, cedar, willow, pine).
• 4 acres of ancient woodland, ideal for walking or nature conservation.
• 18 acres of open meadows, ideal for equestrian pursuits or agricultural use.
The land offers the perfect balance of leisure and utility, with spaces dedicated to recreation (tennis, swimming, sand school), as well as extensive grazing and stabling capacity for horse breeding or other livestock.

An Ideal Lifestyle or Business Property
This château is a rare opportunity for buyers seeking:
• A historic and architecturally rich private residence.
• A luxurious equestrian property with stables, arenas, and paddocks.
• A hospitality or event venue, with potential for conversion of outbuildings.
• A rural retreat with privacy, yet within reach of local amenities.
Whether you dream of hosting guests, raising horses, or enjoying a peaceful château life, this remarkable estate in the Mayenne department offers space, style, and opportunity.