Segré, Pays de la Loire 49500

A 19th-century chateau and its many outbuildings on wooded grounds of 10 hectares, set within the natural and historical Haut-Anjou countryside. From a quiet country road, a drive skirts woods before entering the grounds and arriving at the courtyard near the outbuildings. In the middle of the property, the chateau, built in the 19th century over the course of two separate periods, is bordered by immense shaded pastures and beyond, woodland. As for the dwelling, it is made up of an initial rectangular neoclassical structure with brick window/door surrounds, an openwork terracotta balustrade that conceals its Italianate roof terrace and a wrought iron and glass conservatory. Later, in the second half of the 19th century, this initial dwelling was extended by two other building structures in the Louis Xiii style. Forming an L, these newer sections are made up of a main faade facing north with four storeys, including a cellar and an attic level, which is cadenced by three vertical rows of windows, while in the middle, a forepart, crowned with a tented roof, is flanked on either side by two converging flights of stairs, which are, in turn, topped with a balcony supported by two Corinthian columns. With lime-plastered exteriors and slate roofs, the chateau's ornamental dcor includes tuffeau stone window/door surrounds, cornices and quoins. As for the property's outbuildings, they are grouped around two small cobblestone courtyards, while the grounds also contain a swimming pool, an orchard and a farmyard.