Bernay, Upper Normandy, Address available on request

An 18th century country residence, with outbuildings and a terraced garden, in the Eure Valley, near to the medieval town of Bernay. The house, which was once an integral part of the stronghold of a family of marshals, stands on a street which has not lost its delightfully old-fashioned atmosphere. Characterised by its Transition era ambiance, the house is a short walk from the shops and the church. It was built between 1760 and 1770 and is a valuable piece of heritage among the buildings belonging to this family from the knighted nobility, to which Louis Xv granted, in the 1750s, a hereditary title in Normandy as a reward for the military prowess of a duke and marshal who distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War). The house was built on the upper part of a plot measuring more than 1,000 m². The garden is perfectly adapted to the slope of the land and set out in terraces, at the bottom of which stands an outbuilding. A hangar and a garage are located on a space adjacent to the main plot. A wall surrounds all of these elements, leaving the impression of nestling in a garden space with beautiful views all around of several other houses, old farm buildings, the hills and, further away, the countryside as far as the eye can see.