Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, Burgundy 89560

An 18th-century artist's residence, in the heart of a historical Puisaye area village, 2 hours from Paris, in the Yonne area. Undulating and diverse in nature and comprising forests, wooded fields and ponds, in the surrounding countryside there stands a village made up of stone houses typical of the Puisaye area.One of them lies opposite a vast public square. Two large pillars mark the former entrance to the property, which is now a passage to parking spaces. A small gate leads onto a patio, surrounded by abundant vegetation, in front of the house.The edifice dates back to 1757 and, for the last fifteen years, belonged to famous French film and theatre actor Michel Bouquet.He came here to work on his many scripts or dramatic texts as well as to see friends and family.This large, two-storey stone edifice is most definitely eye-catching. The lower part of the faade is dotted with several windows and doors with ashlar frames as well as green painted wooden shutters. The small-paned glazed wooden doors topped by fanlight windows help to bathe the interior in light. Finely crafted guard-rails adorn some of the windows on the upper level. The half-hipped roof, dotted with several skylights including a very imposing one, is made of flat Burgundy tiles and is still in very good condition. Two old pillars mark out an entrance to the property, through which there is a space where vehicles can be parked. Behind wrought-iron railings, there is a patio, a woodshed and a set of steps dating back several hundred years that lead to the house's old cellar.The property also has a non-adjoining garden of approximately 600 m, in which there is a single-level stone outbuilding.