Ozouer-le-Voulgis, Île-de-France 77390

A 19th-century house and 1, 700-m gardens with river and forest access, forty minutes southeast of Paris, in a 15th-century seigniorial village. Located in the Brie region and not far from the capital, the village of Ozouer-le-Voulgis, with its stone buildings and neighbouring fields, has managed to retain its historical attributes and scenic attractions down through the centuries. Only forty minutes from Paris via the Transilien train station 6 kilometres away, the house, dating from the late 19th century and with a floor area of approximately 200 m, is set back from one of the village's main roads on tree-filled grounds of nearly 1, 748 m. Meticulously restored, the house's exterior is decorated with staff quoins, a moulded cornice and window/door surrounds, forming an ornamental dcor that highlights the colours and shades of its pink-pointed buhrstone faade. Divided into three vertical rows of windows, the latter have wrought-iron guardrails and window frames painted in sage green, which add to the edifice's overall eye-catching aesthetics. In addition, the house is crowned with a local tile hipped roof and topped with two zinc finials. Under its wrought-iron and glass canopy, the front door opens onto a sunny living room that juxtaposes cement floor tiles from the early 20th century with solid oak hardwood, while the windows facing the garden provide verdant views of the grounds as well as plenty of sunlight. With a rounded wall echoing the shape of the nearby circular stairwell, the kitchen, functional and minimalist, abuts the spiral staircase, which leads to the house's two upper floors. The latter include five bedrooms, two of which have either oak hardwood floors or ancient terracotta floor tiles as well as plenty of storage space. In addition, a shower room was created on each level, while, on the last floor, there is a double-height game room with exposed ceiling beams. Entirely built over a semi-underground basement level, which includes a garage and two utility rooms, one of which has a casement window facing the patio, the property also contains three outbuildings and a garden, almost entirely enclosed by walls. At the back of the latter, a path provides access to the surrounding protected natural spaces such as the Vitry woods and the banks of the Yerres River, where the Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte drew some of his inspiration.