French Real Estate - Buy This Historic French Château - A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

LINK: go.leggett.tv/RDFj Step into the grandeur of French history with this extraordinary château in the enchanting village of Saint-Chartier, nestled in the Berry region of Centre-Val de Loire. With 34 rooms, 9 bedrooms, and 7 bathrooms spread across an impressive 1,450m², this majestic property is a celebration of architectural splendor and historical significance. Dating back over 1,500 years, this château has transformed from a walled medieval monastery to a stronghold with a moat and drawbridge, and later, an elegant 19th-century masterpiece. Painstakingly restored since 2010, it retains its rich heritage while offering modern luxury. Notable owners include a cousin of Richard the Lionheart and a chamberlain of Napoleon. Inside, discover: Grand reception rooms with monumental fireplaces Opulent bedroom suites with marble bathrooms Parquet flooring and a charming chapel A recreation room, secret passages, and a watchtower The 15th-century outbuilding features: Towers, a dungeon, and a stunning bedroom suite once occupied by Jacques Mesrine Renovated spaces with enormous attic potential The estate includes a separate barn adorned with cloister pillars and a 12th-century freestanding tower christened "The English Tower" by George Sand. Set amidst 2 hectares of lush parkland, this property offers the serenity of village life with a boulangerie and restaurant nearby. For city amenities, La Châtre is just 10 minutes away, and Châteauroux is within a 35-minute drive, with direct trains to Paris in under 2 hours. This is more than a property; it’s a timeless work of art that invites you to live history, luxury, and exclusivity.

[@jelsner5077]

This property was featured on The Château Diaries. The owner gave a tour with lots of information on the rooms and collections.

[@carolweaver3269]

Yes, I remember this one too! I love it but many antiques and yet modern bathrooms and love the secret bedroom. As long as one can get back out alright. I think it is hard to heat as not sure about heating ability, the taxes etc, and what needs to be restored yet in order to live as efficient as possible, in this Chateau? (One can learn all this later plus most importantly the price_! If I owned it, I would invite Sephanie and other Chatelaines as Simon and Vivienne and Sarah and Steve, and several more! Also, perhaps Mummy and Percy and Gerald if in the area at all, could come, as well as little Galahad. Could certainly join them and maybe Amaury and Nattie and Marie perhaps? Would be so nice to have friends come and to have people to come to visit us or stay and help out, if any would be interested in helping as meaning to work of volunteer and have a place to stay for a time, or maybe longer, If the other Chatelaines came, they could stay a day and night or a few, and we would have a nice dinner party or maybe a couple?! It would be such fun! Would want some people joining us to help, as would need to first have help, and would need help to keep it going properly. (Well, enough dreaming for now) lol Not really able to do any of this but it would be so exciting and know it would be a special new kind of life. Your whole heart must be in it and you must be young enough to work hard too!

[@Daihatsu_Hijet]

@@jelsner5077 right after that I saw it listed for the first time. Actually after she would visit a Château they would immediately list it with someone, I guess banking on the free advertising the channel would be generating for them in general and then the listing.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Perhaps the seller took this opportunity, but they are by no means in need and, among other things, also own a second château.

[@octobird1]

Magnifique! Eclectic but well done. What a labor of love.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

If you could see the original pictures before renovation… you’d understand even more how much of a challenge it has been.

[@totallydomestic433]

What a collector he was!

[@cyrillemoingeon3297]

Incredible place ❤ really tempted.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

And we can understand that easily. It’s just such a fantastic Chateau.

[@Gravlaxdu35]

Amazing property.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

It really is!

[@lanie-ok]

Heaven!

[@pptnl518]

I can imagine that it will be sold with a loss, even at the current price of 3,75 mio. Respect to the current owner who has taken extremely well care of this beautiful property! The moving company will have a lot of work. Also how will it look once it's empty... ?

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Perhaps some furniture could be negotiated to remain on-site. As for the property being empty upon sale, this is the case for many real estate transactions. At least it gives you the freedom to furnish the place exactly as you wish. And in France, there’s certainly no shortage of antique shops and flea markets! Some might even decide to go for modern and contemporary furniture-it works beautifully in historic settings.

[@sherykirby2714]

I would need to buy everything as is. ❤

[@Swede-m7q]

Which elements will be removed by current owner?

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Please feel free to use the form on our property page to ask any questions to pour local agent: go.leggett.tv/RDFj as part of the social media team, I don’t have this info. Thanks.

[@geoff2027]

Wow.

[@Chris-xz4xw]

€3,750,000

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

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[@raresaturn]

What's included in the sale?

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Details here and you can also ask any question to our local agent: go.leggett.tv/RDFj

[@ivofornesa513]

My wife absolutely agrees with you. Have a great day. Ivo

[@avercontact8405]

Perfect! How much? 👍

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Everything is on our website, the link is above in the comments and description of the video. Thank you.

[@bourgogne1000]

Hi Leggett people could you please tell us if the 3.750.000 includes all the furnishings and decorations? Or how does it work on this level of real estate?

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Please get in touch with our local agent here: go.leggett.tv/RDFj as part of the social media team, I don’t have this information, this happens a lot with chateaux.

[@ivofornesa513]

It is partially true. Not the money thing because once renovated there are not big expenses and this I can certainly proof. But, it is true that castle's become like a dependent child, specially if you have the misfortune of being an historical architecture's passionate as it is my case. You love the place and you pamper it. I want to sell because my 4 kids live in 4 different countries of South East Asia and getting old, I want to spend more time, not bothering to close , but near enough. Thanks and dont never hesitate to ask. Ivo

[@chemokiki]

@@ivofornesa513 Ivo, I so enjoyed the marvelous tour you gave to Stephanie from the Chateau Diaries! If people are interested in purchasing or just want to see more of your beautiful home, they should find that tour. I am fascinated by your wealth of knowledge and the incredible collections. I remember well the enormous painting which I believe was your wife (?) on a wall. Very large with a striking influence and brings all the collection of that space together. I am in love with your home and wish you every happiness in your new one!

[@ivofornesa513]

​@@chemokiki Good morning. Thanks a lot for your kind comments, I very much appreciate your comments. I want to sell because the place is really big for me alone. All my kids are scattered in four different countries and, beside that, this is a finished project and I have many more boiling in my clumsy brain. I need to move forward them. Big hug and a great 2025. Ivo

[@3mbracingautism]

@@ivofornesa513 hello I just want to let you know that I respect everything that you have put in to this property. It is gorgeous. I honestly wish that I could purchase it because it would be a dream for me. I know one day I will purchase the property like this, and I will love it and I will cherish it and I will treat it like a child. I actually live in the US and have my whole life lived in a really old 16th century home, but it recently burnt to the ground and it’s so heartbreaking but I just wanted to tell you that I love everything that you have done to the property. You really brought it to life seeing the outside and even the inside. You definitely gave that place love and I just wanna thank you for doing that because there are so many really gorgeous properties like that that just waste away in America it’s very hard to find really old historical properties that are out in rule areas because they don’t care about the history they don’t care about the beauty of these properties and a lot of time. Big contractors will come in and just completely demolish really gorgeous mansions or manners to build a strip mall or a neighborhood instead of allowing somebody to fix it up. I’ve been doing a lot of research on France and a lot of their château and when you purchase one, you can get help from the government with fixing it up in an America it’s not easy to get help to fix something up. They have all these loans and then when you try to qualify for them, you don’t qualify and I just love that France cares about the history and the beauty in these buildings and I know I was long winded, but you really do have a gorgeous property and I can’t wait to one day on something like this because I know that I will if I did have the money at the moment I would purchase it right away, and I would love it. It would definitely be a property that would never go to waste. I would allow it to be seen for its beauty and for it history but yeah, I hope you have an amazing life and I really hope that the next chapters of your life are fulfilling because you deserve to get out and live a little.

[@wongsayrine8156]

It’s amazing place, I would love to own it but I am afraid that will be haunted because owner passed away and doesn’t want to leave.

[@Tjalie-j6i]

Buildings like that have the tendency to hold you captive. You'll soon find out that you are not its owner, but it's temporary unpaid stewart. In fact, all or most of your money and time will be spent on a building like this. Unique chance indeed 😉.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

It’s often not the case. I’ve filmed hundreds of castles for Leggett and, therefore, met just as many owners. There are as many stories as there are castles. In this case, the owner also has another castle in the Gers and properties scattered elsewhere. He stayed here for 15 years, lovingly restoring this little gem, which he took over in a very dilapidated state. He showed me the photos, and the transformation he’s achieved is remarkable. Yes, it takes a bit of madness to buy a castle, but these are extraordinary places too. In French, we say, “Qui se ressemble s’assemble” (birds of a feather flock together), and perhaps it’s the same with such historically rich and charming places. More often than not, castle owners are just as passionate and fascinating as the castles themselves. Cyril - photographer

[@Tjalie-j6i]

@FrenchPropertyByLeggett Yes, Yes, Yes, you've got something to sell. My comment still stands.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

No one is saying that a château is inexpensive to maintain-more square meters and land naturally mean higher costs. That said, I imagine owning a Ferrari with the budget of a Yaris would likely “hold you captive.” Trying to make champagne on a beer budget just doesn’t work. The solution is to buy a property that fits your budget. As for this château, I would hope that anyone in a position to purchase it also has the means to live there. It’s pretty straightforward and has nothing to do with whether it’s for sale or not.

[@ritchiejohnstone4289]

IF I ONLY HAD THE MONEY.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Well, you can always find something else in your budget on our website: www.frenchestateagents.com

[@MichelLarabie-v2m]

nice but way to much clutter on the walls

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Nothing impossible to fix, this is just decoration.

[@robjus1601]

Twice what I have to spend.

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Still a significant budget and probably enough to find your dream property in our portfolio, you can have a look at our chateaux here: www.frenchestateagents.com/chateau

[@johnpacella9519]

Who wouldn’t want to buy a multi-million $ French chateau from some schmuck in T shirt and jeans?

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

😂😂😂😂😂 we did sell around 100 from what I remember.. the last one this month for 2.8M€ and thousands of properties every year. Signed Cyril one of the Schmucks in jeans.

[@kaiserscott8830]

Our ability to listen to you, talking English for 20 minutes is underneathing your ability to talk so long... My God..I need a Doliprane ! Did nobody tell you about your accent ??????? Why not making the video in French and subtittle it ???

[@FrenchPropertyByLeggett]

Ah, what can I say? We French love to talk, and the accent is just part of the full package! 😄 But don’t worry, next time we’ll include a box of Doliprane in the description to help you prepare. Subtitles optional, of course!