BILLOM, Auvergne, Address available on request

A grand house with outbuildings and around eight hectares of grounds, 30 kilometres east of Clermont-Ferrand. When you enter the estate, the grand house comes into view. The edifice was built at the end of the 18th century and was entirely renovated at the end of the 20th century. It stands in a commanding position and offers a remarkable view of its surroundings from the middle of its eight-hectare estate, which includes walled gardens and woods. The grand house is sturdy and rectangular. It bears all the traits of 18th-century architecture. Arkose - a local pale beige stone - was used for the elevations and window and door surrounds. The windows along the ground floor and first floor and evenly positioned and slightly arched. Smaller windows punctuate the second floor. A génoise cornice links the top of the walls to the tiled roof. This gives the edifice a faintly Mediterranean appearance. Together, the ground floor, first floor and second floor offer a total liveable floor area of 520m². Near the main edifice, there is a large caretaker's house and guesthouses, as well as garages, workshops and greenhouses. These annexes form a complex of outbuildings arranged around a shared courtyard. The grounds includes a tennis court, a 75m² swimming pool, horse shelters, a chicken coop and woodstores.