VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, Midi-Pyrénées, Address available on request

An authentic mansion of timeless beauty nestled in France's bucolic Ségala province. This south-facing property is nestled in a country-lane bend, in the heart of a hamlet that was built around a river and an old mill. The narrow plot around it includes a hedge of conifers that lines a handful of parking places by the curve in the road. In the south-east corner, a wrought-iron gate supported by pillars leads into the property. The outdoor entrance area widens out in front of the edifice. Its ground is covered with pebbles. In a corner, a wooden terrace edged with rubble pitching contains a swimming pool that looks out over the surrounding countryside. A fountain and a tree stump adorn this outside area. On the west side, a similarly sized neighbouring property adjoins the mansion, extending the building. On the other side of the road, the property offers an area of land that slopes gently down to a river. This land is dotted with fruit trees. It leads to a reservoir developed on the river and to sandbars downstream.