Bourg-en-Bresse, Rhône, Address available on request

A 113m² apartment in the old farmhouse of a medieval chateau listed as a historical monument with over two hectares of grounds between Lyon and Geneva. The chateau looks down at the village and river from an estate supported with thick stone buttresses. The edifice, built at the southern end of France's beautiful Revermont natural area, towers like a sentry. Once you have gone through the entrance gate to the grounds, a vast car park stretches in front of you. And on the right, there is a tree-lined driveway. This drive leads to old outbuildings that stand around a court: there is a farmhouse, a barn, and a former building for nuns that has been turned into accommodation - the latter's architecture is a token of the place's authenticity. South of their rendered elevations and barrel roof tiles, the chateau and its grounds come into view. There are vast lawns and shady footpaths. The chateau faces east and stands out for its large size with four floors. A gravelled space redeveloped in the 16th century lies in front of it. The edifice's impressive rendered elevations are punctuated with many tall windows that herald a bright interior. A hipped roof of flat local tiles crowns the building. A huge square tower adjoins one end. At the end of the 15th century, this tower housed the tomb of Philibert Ii the Handsome, Duke of Savoy, and the chapel of Margaret of Austria, his wife, daughter of Emperor Maximilian I. The staircase here now bears Margaret's name. The tower, made of exposed dressed stone, has Renaissance-style architecture. The positions of its stone-mullioned cross windows, capped with arched or triangular pediments bearing coats of arms, follow the course of the stone staircase that the tower houses. The site, the chateau and the outbuildings have been listed as historical monuments since 2004. The apartment lies in an old farmhouse that was built at the same time as the chateau, opposite the communal court, and was later turned into accommodation in 2004. It is a long single-storey building with rendered elevations that are punctuated with many windows and doors. A vast outdoor space for children to play in and the splendid grounds, which cover over two hectares around the chateau, form a precious asset for this property and herald convivial moments with friends and family. The communal reading room in the chateau and a barbecue space make the whole estate feel like a friendly hamlet.