Moulins, Lorraine 03000

Less than 15 minutes from Moulins-sur-Allier (03): wild environment, magnificent site; park of about 9000 m², view, old stables. Between access D2007 north and south and access D2009; state forest and river nearby. Between the forest (ZNIEFF) and the bank of the wild Allier river (National Nature Reserve of Val d'Allier, Bird Reserve, ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, conservancy, biotope to be preserved), the "castle", the last property at the end of a place name, opens directly onto many walking paths. The panorama extends south-east as far as the eye can see. Site of the Allier Natural Spaces Conservatory. This old site, present on the Cassini map, was invested in the 19th century by a renowned horse breeder to implant his racehorses, competitors at the racetrack of the capital of the Duchy of Bourbon; the racetrack founded by Baron de Veauce, a friend of the Duke de Morny, who also raced his horses there. "Castle" typically of 19th-century Bourbon architecture, renovated with respect for period elements (2012 to 2017), turned into a family home (two levels of 200 m² on the ground): Built of rubble dressed with sandstone from Coulandon (brown and pink), the building, part on vaulted cellars, has on the garden level a succession of bright reception rooms (8 rooms of different sizes + 2 toilets-sinks and a shower) as well as at the upper level bedrooms (5) and sanitary facilities (bathroom and toilets); rooms wisely exposed to the south-east overlooking the walled park and the unobstructed view. Northwest corridors lead to these 13 rooms. Plans available upon request. The photos reveal the beautiful materials that make the place very pleasant, in a bright interior thanks to high ceilings, double exposure northwest/southeast, and the volumes of the rooms: marble fireplaces, two original staircases; hardwood floors, windows, and shutters built from either oak or pitch pine... Ground floor (203 m² habitable): - game room or possible waiting room for a liberal profession at the north gable (30 m²); toilets - two rooms with pitch pine flooring, gray-pink marble fireplaces - first oak staircase (toilets and shower at the back; septic tank from 1991 serviced but not replaced) - small room + beautiful room with pink marble fireplace (25 m², oak flooring) - second identical staircase; toilets + renovated shower at the back - very beautiful living room 38 m²: coffered French ceilings, beautiful original Bourbonnais sandstone fireplace, new tiles, west door onto the courtyard, east door onto the enclosed, tree-lined, and flowered park (big conifer, lime tree, view of meadows) - fitted and equipped kitchen 25 m²: door onto courtyard and onto basement 20 m² (accessible from the courtyard): converted into a laundry room, pantry, technical room for the pellet boiler. Attic converted (136 m² habitable, accessible by both staircases, 19th-century skylights): - west corridor servicing a series of rooms of different sizes, pitch pine flooring, marble fireplaces, one at the north gable 33.5 m², double exposure - 3 central bedrooms - beautiful bathroom with double sink - southern gable bedroom: 21.5 m², marble fireplace, west skylight, and east overlooking the distant view of the curtain of oaks bordering the river. Homogeneous renovations of the rooms: roof followed, electricity, plumbing, sanitary facilities, all doors of the park ground, some double glazing of windows, chipboard boiler, blown glass wool insulation in the attic, ceiling plasters, superb fitted and equipped kitchen, almost total decoration... Building with 2 old stables and saddle room 22 X 4 m + convertible attic. Very easily accessible, the nuisance-free site is reachable via the roads on both banks of the Allier, a few kilometers from Moulins-sur-Allier, the capital of the Duchy of Bourbon. The proximity of road and rail axes and beautiful historic nearby towns demonstrates that the manor is situated centrally in the department, very practically linked to the important amenitie