French property in Normandy - Orne - Perche 61. Mortagne au Perche, 18 TH-C period property close to the town center.

This property is not only beautiful it has many additional attributes - historical value - vaulted reception room is thought to pre-date the rest of the property which has also all it's original features intact. Convenience, a stone's throw from the centre of town yet has view's far reaching. Located in the Perche National Park - which is a designated area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Luxury living, indoor swimming pool and sauna.
On the ground floor;
Vast and very light entrance hall, beautiful original tiled floor, exceptionally high ceilings and a magnifiscent staircase make this a very grand entrance hall.
Large reception room stretching the depsth of the property, with windows to front and rear. Beautiful parquet floor, marble fireplace in working condition and some wooden panelling.
Dining room with wooden floor, lovely marble fireplace.
Kitchen with fitted oak cupboards which are made to measure.
Utility room and larder.

On the first floor,
Very light and pretty landing area wiht views over the garden and beyond.
Bed 1 , Lovely light room with marble fireplace. Superb far reaching views over the town and beyond to the forest of Belleme, some 10 km away. Ensuite bathroom and dressing room with fitted made to measure cupboards.
Bed 2 , double bedroom with marble fireplace and en-suite shower room.
Bed 3 double bedroom with a grey marble fireplace, en-suite shower room.
Bed 4 double room with marble fireplace , lovely views, there is a large walk-in cupboard which could easily be converted into a shower room if required.

On the second floor, landing to 2 further bedrooms and a bathroom
Huge studio with mezzanine to finish, wonderful views from this room, could be finished to provide a seperate apartment or a perfect artist's studio.

The property has a full basement comprising a magnificent vaulted reception room( 70m²), heated swimming pool, sauna, garage for 3 cars, boiler room. Town gas central heating, DGW, mains sewerage, garden with far reaching views over the town and countryside beyond.

Mortagne au Perche , the administrative capital of the Perche, is a small town with a rich heritage. It’s heritage is evident by the many mansion houses “maison particuliers” which line the cobbled streets. As well as the cloister of Saint-François, the old forums – now the cinema - and the many listed sundials. Many Parisiens have second homes here and on Saturday’s the whole town comes alive with the market and café’s buzzing with activity. There is a large artistic community here with more and more galleries and antique shops opening . There is a cinema club showing films in English. There is a small hospital, good schools, everything you need for everyday living and if you want to go further afield for a larger hospital, theatre etc the department capital , Alencon is just 15 mins away.

Mortagne au Perche is located on the N12 easily accessible from Paris – under 2 hours. The ports of Caen and Le Havre both 1 ½ hours drive, Calais 3 1/2hours. The capital of the Orne department, Alencon, is just 15 mins along the N12.

Type

• Belle Demeure
• House

Location

• Town or city

Features

• Private parking
• Garage
• Walking distance to shops
• Mains Drainage
• Pool

Conditions

• Restored
• Habitable