Joigny, Burgundy 89300

A former watermill from the 19th century with a farm complex and 25 hectares of land free of any use or buildings, nestled on the River Armançon in France's Yonne department. The imposing farm complex, with its inalienable right to make use of the river water already indicated on the Cassini Map (the first detailed map of France, produced in the 18th century), extends around a central courtyard surrounded by meadows. From a road that leads to the village, you reach a covered carriage entrance framed with brickwork. This bears witness to the historical role of this place that once brought together farming activities and the watermill. A driveway lined with acacias leads to the buildings. The buildings are arranged into two series of connecting structures that face each other and run from east to west. Two houses stand out, completed with a group of outbuildings with different purposes: there are barns, workshops, storerooms, stables and a former bakehouse. Beyond them, at the back, meadows and paddocks extend from the tree-dotted banks of a lake, filled up with water from a stream that then joins the River Armançon, whose banks are on the other side of the road that leads to the property. Today, this remarkable property combines its agricultural activities with receptions and gîtes, offering produce straight from the farm.