Ambarès Et Lagrave (33440)

There are places that escape time. Stones that still breathe the century that saw them born, floors that keep in memory the echo of footsteps, fireplaces that have warmed entire generations.
The Domaine de Mahé is one of those rare places, and one immediately understands, upon crossing its gate, that one is entering something grand.
Its name, a legacy from the ancients, means ”Gift of God”.
Once one has laid eyes on it, it is difficult to find another name for it.
Erected since 1902 in the heart of a 1.9-hectare estate, one hectare of classified woods, one hectare of garden, this castle on four levels unfolds 700 m² of habitable space with untouched nobility. Its slate roof, maintained every year, watches over the whole like a respectable castle.
Inside, time is part of the walls, of a story.
The entrance sets the tone: 4 meters high ceilings, old cement tiles, and, reigning at the center of the scene, a magnificent wooden staircase bathed in the colors of century-old stained glass. One looks up and knows. This is not a house. It is a declaration.
Wherever the gaze falls, excellence has settled before it: Hungarian point parquet floors, sculpted moldings on the ceiling, marble fireplaces of all colors — each room has its own, each marble tells a different nuance. The 3.43 to 3.70 m high ceilings of the floors extend this feeling of grandeur even into the bedrooms.
Three reception rooms including a billiard room dressed in woodwork, a dining room, and a living room with double glazing, a kitchen with its own fireplace because here, even the stoves have character.
Upstairs, bedrooms with names that are already journeys: the Napoleon room with its dressing room and shower room, the Louis XVI room, the large room with three orientations north-south-east, the room with blue and green flowers... Each is a world.
Downstairs, a healthy cellar awaits the great bottles. Upstairs, an attic under a slate frame. Everything is there, everything is ready.
A park, outbuildings, a horizon of possibilities
Outside, the estate extends generously. The wooded, protected, classified park envelops the residence in a gentle silence and beneficial shadows. The 10×5 pool awaits only a refurbishment to sparkle among the foliage. A well, a river at the property line, and these outbuildings with a floor that await a vision to become additional housing, offices, workshop, garage, or professional space.
For the Domaine de Mahé is not just a residence. It is a unique opportunity for a family wanting to live grandly, for an entrepreneur seeking an exceptional setting, for a hospitality project, guest house, event planning, or wellness.
These stones lend themselves to all ambitious dreams: the castle has been cherished. It only asks to be loved.
15 minutes from Bordeaux, a stone’s throw from the world
Ambarès-et-Lagrave. A name that sounds like a promise of terroir. And yet, the A10 motorway is within reach, Bordeaux 15 minutes away. The estate combines the absolute serenity of the countryside with the accessibility of a vibrant metropolis. Rare. Really rare.
”You do not find the Domaine de Mahé. It is he who chooses you.”
Postal code
33440
Living area (m²)
559 m²
Land area
2 ha
Carrez law area (m²)
559 m²
Number of bedroom(s)
8
Number of rooms
11
Number of levels
4
View
Unobstructed. No overlooking
Number of bathrooms
3
Number of shower rooms
2
Kitchen
Separate
Type of kitchen
Equipped
Intercom
YES
Video phone
YES
Balcony
YES
Number of garages
2
Wooded land
YES
Co-ownership
NO
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/