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A family-sized, 114-m² flat with terraces and a view over the Church of the Assumption, not far from Paris's Ranelagh Gardens, in the 16th arrondissement. Featuring an ashlar stone façade with balconies safeguarded by glass guardrails, the eight-storey edifice

A 98-m² apartment that is a listed historical monument, bathed in light, on the peaceful 4th floor of a 1925 Art Deco building and near to Place du Maréchal-Juin. This 98-m² apartment, on the 4th floor with an elevator, still possesses all its original decorat

A fully renovated modern loft with ample volumes and three levels, in Vanves, in the picturesque district of the Saint-Rémy church. This loft with ample volumes is bathed in light and is situated at the rear of a plot, like a house tucked away in the peace and

A specially designed house with a floor area of 245m² and a garden in the town of Fontenay-aux-Roses, very close to Paris. This specially designed home was built in the 1980s on a 500m² plot of land. It is set back from the road in a calm spot. A lush garden a

A 140-m² bourgeois apartment in a quiet pedestrian street, in the Europe district of the 8th arrondissement of Paris. In the 8th arrondissement, very close to the French capital's major department stores, this 140-m² apartment is situated on the first floor of

A splendid burrstone house with a late-19th-century style and a garden, nestled in a highly sought-after district of Saint-Cloud, a delightful town beside Paris. The detached burrstone house offers a 290m² floor area. It stands on a 736m² plot and has a garden

A 19th-century manor house, with a modern extension and landscaped garden, on a plot of more than 2 000 m² in the old town of Bagneux. Four minutes on foot from the main square of the old town of Bagneux, the main residence, part of the municipality's protecte

A 250-m² triplex flat on the top floors of an 18th-century building, with views over the rooftops of Paris, between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Bon Marché department store. Built in the 18th century, like most of the other buildings on this street, the impr

A 155-m² split-level apartment between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Le Bon Marché, on the upper floors of an 18th-century building with views over the roofs of Paris. Like many of the edifices standing on this street, the 18th-century building stands out thanks

A 255-m² loft with an indoor swimming pool and garden, behind an understated façade near downtown Colombes. From the street there is absolutely no indication of the secret universe that hides behind the property's ordinary gate, whereas the area preceding the

A more than 300-m² reception apartment, in a 19th-century mansion house, between Avenue Victor Hugo and the Bois de Boulogne. This private mansion, built in the late 19th century, boasts a classic and sober façade typical of the Haussmannian era. Made of ashla

A modern apartment on the 4th floor of an Art Deco building, In between the Marais, Saint-Merri and Beaubourg districts. The building was originally built in the 1930s for office space but the use of its top three floors changed approximately ten years ago. Th

A manor house from 1912 and its grounds planted with chestnut trees in Jouy-en-Josas, thirty minutes outside of Paris. Located in the tony Metz neighbourhood, in the heart of Jouy-en-Josas, 'La Châtaigneraie' or 'Chestnut Grove' is a remarkable property. Withi

A 190-m² house with five bedrooms and a 360-m² garden near the metro lines 13 and 14 as well as the RER C in Saint-Ouen. The two-storey house is made up of two sections, one constructed in 1910 and the other built more recently in 2000. Punctuated by four wind

A Basque-style villa In the Val-d'Oise area, near to Enghien-les-Bains, with a swimming pool, separate outbuildings and a more than 3,000-m² garden. This Basque inspired villa, a type of home that is more generally found on the coast or in the countryside of t

A split-level apartment, with two balconies and a 45-m² terrace, in the town centre of Bourg-la-Reine, near to the shops and public transport. This building including 40 apartments, erected in the late 1960s, is located in the most sought-after district of Bou

A 216m² house with a 65m² roof terrace, divided into three dwellings and fully renovated, close to metro stops and nestled in the suburban town of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, next to Paris. The house, available for full ownership, has four levels and includes three

A 85 m² flat with a leafy 43 m² terrace in the undisturbed garden of a commonhold at the foot of Montmartre . At the foot of the Montmartre hill, on the rue de Sofia, close to both shops and public transport, in a recent co-ownership property with a garden, li

A bright 120 m² artist's studio flat in Village Faidherbe, a quiet private lane in the 11th arrondissement. Right next to Faidherbe-Chaligny, the property is located in a private lane, tucked away at the rear of an 1800 building facing Rue de Montreuil. Access

A 245 m² apartment and 415 m² garden in the 'Château de Madrid', facing the Bois de Boulogne, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. This apartment with almost 245 m² of living space and a 415 m² garden is in the 'Château de Madrid' in Neuilly-sur-Seine, facing the Bois de Bou

A unique dwelling with a cloister and a French formal garden, nestled in the town of Viroflay, near Versailles. A medieval-style edifice built in 1883 stands beside a gravel courtyard surrounded by walls. Its elevations of exposed stonework give the impression

Georges Guyon's 'Petit hôtel', an exceptional property in the Art Nouveau style, with 230 m² and five bedrooms, in Saint-Maurice, 15 minutes from Paris. Built in 1900, the well-proportioned 'Petit hôtel', is one of the many constructions by the 20th-century 'b

A 12th century castle, remodelled in the 19th century, with 25 ha in the heart of the Loir Valley countryside, north of Tours. This estate is in a wild, wooded setting, with a view over the surrounding countryside. It is reached via two driveways, one reserved

A restored 15th-century manor house with outbuildings, a swimming pool, a lake and almost two hectares of bucolic grounds, nestled near the charming city of Le Mans. The house dates back to the Renaissance, though it is not a listed building. It was built in t

An 18th century mansion house, with an interior courtyard and a terraced garden, in the Touraine region. This mansion house is on a privileged site below the royal town of Loches, adjoining its ramparts and very near to the town centre. The main entrance, in a

In the Maine region of France, a 13th-century seigniorial building and its chapel, both listed Historical Monuments, as well as its guesthouse and 4-hectare grounds. From a small country road, a driveway leads up to a gate, which opens onto a courtyard that le

A stately 18th-century property with outbuildings, a swimming pool and landscaped grounds, in a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tours. Nestled within a residential neighbourhood in a town along the banks of the Cher, the dwelling is situated on c

A 17th & 18th century manor house, outbuildings and parkland, set in almost 2 hectares of land near Azay-le-Rideau, in Touraine. At the end of the village, a lane winds through the countryside to the property entrance. A wrought-iron gate, supported by two tuf

A long rural house from the 19th century with an outbuilding and two hectares of grounds, 15 minutes north of the city of Angers in France's Maine-et-Loire department. A gate leads from a country lane into the property's court. The long house stretches from no

A renovated 15th-century manor, with an outbuilding and 1 5-hectare grounds, located near the birthplace of Ronsard in the Loir River Valley. Dating from the Renaissance, the property, neither a national or regional historical monument, is currently located in

A fully renovated, 19th-century family residence and its tree-filled garden in downtown Chinon. Constructed at the end of the 1870s by two entrepreneurs who had two identical houses built for their families on land that, up until that time, had been mainly pas

A 92-hectare fully enclosed estate in the Anjou area, near to the Loire River, with a main house, second home and outbuildings. The access lane to the property branches off a small country road and leads to a tall gate in front of a vast courtyard. On one side

A 19th-century, renovated manor house and wooded grounds in the south of the Sologne region. Situated close to the town centre, the property is located behind a long stone wall and is accessible via a wrought-iron gate accentuated by a ha-ha and a roundabout a

A property, sheltered from view, its garden with swimming pool and an annexe dwelling awaiting conversion, on the north bank of the Loire River, in Tours. On the north bank of the Loire River, the property is located at the end of a no-through road within one

A 19th-century manor house with outbuildings and 2.9-hectare grounds between the Touraine et Poitou regions, near to Richelieu. Nearby, a road running through the surrounding farmland leads to public lane which in turn leads to the property. A drive lined by l

A listed historical monument Renaissance era manor with a formal garden, between Angers and Nantes, 25 minutes north of Ancenis. The manor stands on the southern edge of the church square and is surrounded to the north and east by a walled garden. The outbuild

A 19th century townhouse with a 600 m² garden on the edge of Tours, near to the Pont Napoleon and Pont Wilson bridges. The buildings that make up the property open onto the pavement of a quiet street, with walls enclosing the garden. The property is made up of

20 minutes to the east of Tours, a former outbuilding, transformed into a pleasant family home with a garden. An iron gate opens from the street onto a gravelled parking area that leads up to the courtyard in front of the entrance to the house on one side and

An18th-century manor house, on a former wine-growing estate of 12 hectares, with wine warehouses, outbuildings, grounds, a pond and woods, 60 kilometres from Tours. A small country road skirts the property's tall stone walls, followed by its initial outbuildin

An old, well-developed house that towers over a beautiful village in the Gâtine poitevine. The main dwelling faces southwards, standing between a round tower and a square one that was reduced in height. A terrace extends in front of it, providing space for mea

A townhouse and garden, renovated masterfully, nestled in the most sought-after district of Angers. The street is lined on both sides with the elegant facades of townhouses built at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century. The townhouse's

A cosy 18th-century house with an old farm complex, a swimming pool and over 1 2 hectares of grounds, tucked away near the city of Nantes. A white Norman-style fence runs alongside a quiet road on both sides of an electric gate: the property's entrance. Beyond

An elegant 18th-century residence near Angers and the banks of the River Loire, with outbuildings and a swimming pool in fully walled grounds. A small village street leads to the entrance gate and a pedestrian gate that open into a large courtyard around which

A 17th-century watermill with 2 9 hectares of grounds and a lake, nestled by a village in France's beautiful Touraine province. Two rubble-stone pillars flank a wrought-iron gate. This entrance gate opens into a vast, gently sloping lawn. A driveway takes you

A 16th-century house in the historical city centre of Orléans. The house was built in the 16th century on a street next to Orléans Cathedral. Over the years, shops and taverns have turned into dwellings here. The street on which the house stands was one of the

A 15th and 16th-century manor house, listed as a Historical Monument, its outbuildings and 12-hectare grounds in the Mayenne department. From the village, a small road leads to a private driveway up to the entrance porch, which opens onto a main courtyard. The

A 19th-century Anjou residence, with an outbuilding and tree-filled grounds 10 minutes from Lion d'Angers. From a country road, a lane leads to the property's grounds, tucked away behind a wall of vegetation. The residence is located in the centre of the prope

A manor with outbuildings and a 15th-century chapel, listed as a Historical Monument, with 10 hectares of land, between the Touraine and Berry regions. A wide gravel drive leads to the property's entrance: an arched carriage door with a wooden gate flanked by

A striking house, with an outbuilding, in the heart of a village on the banks of the River Seine, 10 minutes from Fontainbleau. The villa is situated in the middle of a large plot of more than 3,000 m², surrounded by a wrought-iron railing fence with a large e

A charming village dwelling with an interior courtyard, farmhouse and garden, along the banks of a river, in a lively village not far from the chateau of Chambord. Located in the middle of a village, but well enough set back in order to be immersed in total pe

An equestrian property and its 16th-century dwelling on 3-hectare grounds with outbuildings and a pond, in Doué-en-Anjou. The property, resembling a small fiefdom, is nestled between vineyards, meadows and fields of wheat, barley and rapeseed. Accessible via a

Between Tours and Vendôme, a fully renovated former mill, with outbuildings and 1 3-hectare tree-filled grounds. From the centre of the village, a narrow street leads to the property. There are two entrance gates, one to the front and one to the rear of the bu

A grand house with a remarkable view, overlooking the banks of the River Erdre, 15 kilometres from Nantes. The entrance to the property is via a motorised, wrought iron gate at the end of a cul-de-sac off a small local road. A drive traverses a thicket and run

A set of three houses renovated into a comfortable holiday estate on the banks of the Loire River near the city of Angers. From the lane that runs through the hamlet, two entrance gates lead into the property. The first one leads into a courtyard, from where y

An 18th-century residence, with 16th-century outbuildings and a formal garden, in the Loire Valley, near Chinon. At the corner of two small streets in the village centre, an ironwork gate framed by two embossed pillars opens into the main courtyard. The proper

An emblematic chateau with six hectares of grounds, nestled between vineyards and a river, near the historical town of Saumur in France's Loire Valley. A driveway runs through greenery and fields. The chateau emerges beyond a wood. It has a broad, water-filled