Champeaux, Île-de-France 77720

Formerly a lordly residence, restructured like a grand town house adapted to the countryside in the Louis XV style, this small chteau is both elegant and pioneering in terms of construction.Its 18th-century owner, keen not to repeat the causes of a fire he had recently suffered, ordered its reconstruction based on the principle of Catalan vaults, an innovative architectural technique at the time, designed to avoid using wood in its structure.Its sanitation system was also highly ingenious for the period, consisting of an underground network of canals.Presented within its original lush surroundings, with natural springs, ponds, woodlands, and featuring France's very first English-style garden, it also boasts the most beautiful plane tree in the le-de-France region.Fittingly for our times, the chteau is modest in scale and its proportions are very harmonious.Its outbuildings, which are extensive, were mostly constructed under Napoleon III.They include an orangery, a greenhouse, a stable, several pavilions that house staff apartments, as well as a hunting lodge outside the chteau's grounds.The entire estate is listed in the Mrime database of historic monuments.The current hosting capacity is substantial and still has unexploited built and buildable potential.Part of the estate meets the standards for public establishments, allowing it to accommodate up to 300 people.Its highly sought-after location, just one hour from central Paris, is at the crossroads of the Three Chteaux of Seine-et-Marne hiking trails, giving it significant tourist potential for a hotel business.