A Former Ferryman’s House On Oiselay River Island With A Swimming Pool, A Tennis Court And Nine

A former ferryman’s house on Oiselay river island with a swimming pool, a tennis court and nine hectares of land, 25 minutes from the city of Avignon. A private tarmacked drive runs along the edge of a clearing where the ferryman’s house comes into view. This dwelling, named La Traille de l’Oiselay has extensive grounds and a garden that has been very well maintained. Paths and courts of rounded gravel extend around the house, creating vast outdoor spaces shaded by plane trees pruned into a flat-top shape. One of these spaces, on the north side, serves as a parking area. The other one is an ornamental terrace where old ash trees and acacias tower. The house’s main section dates back to the late 19th century. It faces south and is rectangular in shape. It has a gable roof of barrel tiles with one slope facing north and the other south. On the east side, an almost-square section – probably a former pig shed – adjoins the main section. This section is taller than the main section. Its single slope faces east. In the 1970s, the main section was extended on its north side with a single-storey wing crowned with a single-slope roof. And in 2018, the former pig shed, which was turned into a kitchen, was extended on its north side with a scullery. Since then, the house’s total liveable floor area has been around 250m². Apart from the rooms already mentioned, the ground floor brings together an entrance hall, a dining room, a lounge, a billiard room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a workshop. And the first floor – the only upstairs level – offers five other bedrooms, a bathroom and a lavatory. The south-facing elevation was recently coated with pale ochre rendering. At both ends, it is edged with quoins of limestone. A double-row génoise cornice of tiles underlines the eaves. The south-facing elevation is punctuated with a series of seven ground-floor openings – windows and glazed doors – in an almost symmetrical arrangement, as well as seven windows along the first floor. On the other hand, the north-facing elevation only has four windows, which are smaller. The windows are single-glazed and wood-framed.
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