A 16th Century Townhouse On A Medieval Chateau Square In A Historical Town At The Edge Of

A 16th-century townhouse on a medieval chateau square in a historical town at the edge of Brittany. The townhouse stands on a plot of roughly 600m². With its old stable, it forms a U shape around a paved inner court that faces south. The property is separated from the street and chateau square by a tall wall with an entrance gate and a double gate made of painted wood, designed for carts to enter the court. This cart gate has panels with mouldings and is set in a surround of dressed stone. On the north side, the house sits upon the ramparts of the former fortified town. At the top of a wall there are two square bartizans, linked together with a gallery from which you can admire a sweeping view of the town and the countryside beyond it. The main edifice is built of stone and crowned with a slate roof. It has a basement, a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. It offers a liveable floor area of 326 m². The elevations are made of rubble sandstone of beige and bluish-grey tones. The windows are set in surrounds of dressed stone. They are arranged into bays, at the top of which there are gabled dormers. The western part dates back to the 16th century. It has cellars, a reception floor, a first floor of bedrooms and a loft beneath hipped roofing that gently flares outwards at the bottom. The eastern part was built in the 18th and 19th centuries. It extends up into converted lofts in mansard roofing. The external timber structures are painted in a vivid golden tone of yellow, which contrasts with the midnight blue of the slate roof tiles. Lastly, there is a garage with a 46m² floor area. It is made of brick and crowned with a slate roof punctuated with three gabled dormers. This garage closes the court on its east side.
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/