Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine 55000

A small, 18th-century château, listed as a Historical Monument, on the border of the Champagne and Lorraine regions. In the middle of the village, on the corner of two streets, the property is located in a small, tranquil valley, which is within immediate proximity to schools, a local shop and a bar-tobacconist's, while, behind its stone wall and tall wrought-iron gates, it is articulated around a main courtyard extended, in the back, by an L-shaped garden featuring a swimming pool, a barn and an outbuilding. Meticulous and romantic in appearance, with a subtly integrated swimming pool, the garden has been decorated with a number of statues and stone benches, delicately placed among the wisteria and flowerbeds, whereas a chicken coop has been cleverly concealed at one end of the garden and, to the right of the courtyard, a beautiful 19th-century orangery abuts the neighbouring property and is currently used as a garage.