total luxury, underfloor heating, geothermal energy, lift, fireplaces, video surveillance, etc. etc with outbuildings: farm (3 App.), guest house, several sheds, garage, parking, swimming pool, pond, meadow and woods, land approx. 5.6 ha Overview The chateau was originally built in the middle of the 19th century at the time of Baron Haussmann / Napoleon III as a hunting lodge. For many years after this, it served as the residence of a prestigious Bordeaux family. The property with about 56,000 m2 of land is conveniently and yet quietly located in the green belt of Bordeaux just outside the city limits. The city centre of Bordeaux as well as the international airport Bordeaux-Merignac can be reached in about 20 minutes. The highway to Spain and/or Paris or Lyon is about 5 minutes away. The castle - the main building on the property - is located about 250 m from the street. In the front part of the property, near the street, there is the former post office/farmhouse "Ferme" from the 18th century, which was converted into a residential house with three apartments. Behind a bamboo grove there is a guest house (former chicken coop) as well as various outbuildings (tool sheds, "pigeon tower", sheds for technical equipment, parking lot for the apartments). Surrounding the buildings is a park with large lawns, graveled paths, seating and barbecue areas, a castle pond, a stream, a swimming pool with pool houses, old trees and a large wooded area. There are further sheds that are outbuildings for the castle, as well as garage with 4 parking spaces. The total area is approx. 56,000 m2. A star-shaped network of walking, cycling and hiking trails leads to the surrounding forest areas. The nearby center of a small town (suburb) has all conveniences such as shopping possibilities, doctors, schools, cultural centers, etc. The chateau, built of light-colored limestone and slate-covered, has a full basement (which is rare in the Bordelais) and about 850 m2 of living and usable floor space; 570 m2 of living space on the ground floor, upper floor and attic. The farmhouse "Ferme" with 3 self-contained apartments has about 290 m2 of living and usable floor space; the former chicken coop, which has been converted into a residential building, has about 40 m2 of living space. In total, the buildings have approximately 1,180 m2 of living and usable floor space. Details and equipment Program castle • Basement: building services (2 groundwater heat pumps, buffer tank, hot water tank, elevator hydraulics, electrical sub-distributions), 6 cellar rooms, wine cellar, 2 tower rooms, WC, elevator, storage room • First floor: kitchen – fully equipped – with servery (side room), dining room, billiard salon, music salon / salon, guest room with shower and WC, guest WC, hallway, 2 tower rooms, continuous hallway (from staircase to staircase) • Upper floor: master bedroom with balcony, bathroom, WC, dressing room, 2 guest rooms each with bathroom and WC, study, meeting room, utility room, 2 tower rooms • Attic: 1 guest room with bathroom and WC, huge studio with large skylights, solar system for water heating Program "Ferme" • Apartment 1: First floor: living room, open fireplace, entrance, kitchen with dining area, storage room, garden, covered outdoor sitting area Upper floor: 2 bedrooms, bathroom with WC, forecourt, dressing room • Apartment 2: First floor: living room, kitchen with dining area, open fireplace, storage room., garden, covered outdoor sitting area Upper floor: 2 bedrooms, bathroom with WC, dressing room, anteroom • Apartment 3 (staff apartment): First floor: kitchen and workshop areas (former horse boxes) Upper floor: large living-bedroom, bathroom with WC • Program "Pigeon Tower" Ferme: First floor: shower and WC, upper floor: technology Garden house Ferme: heat pump Ferme with hot water tank in Ferme • Program "Poulailler": Living room, terrace, bedroom, bathroom with WC, kitchen, entrance Outbuildings and ancillary facilities: • Swimming pool (couloir de nage), approx. 2.50 m x 12.50 m, heated with heat pump • Pool houses with shower, technology and "éolienne" (technical monument 19th century) • Glazed garage with 4 parking spaces • Hangar with 4 areas for equipment and further hangar used for garden furniture • Three storage sheds and technical house with heat pump at the farm • 6 further parking spaces at the Ferme • Horse stable with 4 boxes • Pigeon Tower with shower/WC, various fountains • Photovoltaic system on the farm and chicken farm buildings, a total of approx. 42 kWp Annual income from electricity feed-in and apartment rents: approx. € 40,000,-- Between 2008 and 2012 all buildings were completely renovated and modernized from the ground up by a German architect who is experienced in monument protection. Only experienced and specialized companies (mostly from Germany) were engaged in the project. All technical systems (electrical, plumbing, heating) were completely renewed in all buildings, as well as all floors, wall and ceiling surfaces with stucco cornices, etc. In the castle, all sand-lime stone walls were exposed. All roofs were thermally insulated and reroofed. Heating and water heating by heat pump with geothermal energy in the castle (heat source groundwater), supported by solar system for water heating. Features/extras: • underfloor heating in all rooms of the castle, • air-to-water heat pump in the Ferme with central heating and water heating for all 3 apartments • a glass elevator from the basement to the attic over all floors in the castle • renewal of all windows and exterior doors with burglar-proof and heat-insulating double glazing • 9 open fireplaces (marble facades) in the castle • central vacuum cleaner system • surveillance systems • elaborate garden and castle lighting • garden loudspeakers with sound system • electric yard gate, with video system, etc. The list of extras can be continued; everything has been renewed and restored.