Herqueville, Upper Normandy 27430

An Art Deco villa from 1935 on three-hectare grounds, on the banks of the Seine in Normandy, one hour from Paris. The property, accessible via a short lane, neighbours a small village church, recently renovated, while, past an impressive wooden gate flanked on either side by stone walls, the three-hectare grounds, planted with many trees, extend all around a large swath of lawn. Built in 1935 as the residence for the industrialist Louis Renault's niece, the two-storey, M-shaped Art Deco villa, with more than 500 m² and constructed out of concrete over a full basement level, features a central structure, erected according to an east-west axis, which is flanked on either side by two perpendicular wings, slightly set back compared to the dwelling's northern exterior facing the Seine, but projecting forward past the building's main façade. In addition, the property also contains two small one-room cottages, including an Anglo-Norman-style edifice built out of wood near the villa and another out of stone, which was used as a billiard room and is the sole vestige of the former 17th-century chateau, whereas the dwelling's tall Norman tile roofs and soaring chimneys are reminiscent of those found on the neighbouring dwellings.