Aulx-lès-Cromary, Franche-Comté 70190

A chateau from the 16th and 18th centuries, with its outbuildings, surrounded by 20 hectares of pastures and a pond, in the countryside of the Ognon River valley, not far from Besançon. Accessible via a country lane, an immense wrought-iron gate flanked by two stone columns opens on to the secluded property and its front courtyard around which the buildings - a chateau, a caretaker's cottage and an immense 16th-century tower - are grouped together in a U shape. Next door, former stone farm buildings create a second enclosed courtyard with a separate entrance, while the chateau's main façade, looking southward towards the grounds, is made up of a long symmetrical central building flanked by two turrets. As for the property, it is bordered to the south by the Ognon River and to the west by a 3-hectare pond, whereas, the chateau itself has undergone significant renovations in recent years, both in terms of its structural works as well as its finishing details, which could be continued depending on the next occupant's plans for the premises.