Château
Fontainebleau

90 minutes from Paris, at the gates of Fontainebleau, this château occupies a site that the Court of François I had already prized for its tranquillity: a bend in the Seine, on the edge of the royal forest.
At a time when the river connected Paris to Fontainebleau more reliably than the roads, one arrived here by boat. The vast meadows lining the banks, the natural terraces and the stone steps leading down to the water still bear witness to this today.
Built in the early seventeenth century, the château passed in 1710 to the Comte de Toulouse, legitimised son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan.
An avenue linking the estate to the Palace of Fontainebleau was paved in 1726 to facilitate the visits of Louis XV, who would come here to see his great-uncle the Comte de Toulouse and share his passion for hunting.

The property comprises approximately 74 acres of woodland and meadows, with outbuildings, a vegetable garden, an orchard, and stone walls once devoted to the cultivation of chasselas, born of royal vine trellises in 1730 and grown along miles of walls until the last century.

The estate also benefits from approximately 1.2 miles of private riverbank, where swimming and mooring are possible, entirely sheltered from view.
The Forest of Fontainebleau enclosing the estate — its 62,000 acres designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a Natura 2000 site — naturally extends this parkland and its protected wildlife.

Remodelled in the nineteenth century, the château has preserved its original volumes, with fine ceiling heights and an eighteenth-century enfilade layout. Its numerous large windows flood every room with exceptional natural light. Versailles parquet, terracotta floor tiles, period fireplaces and window fittings lend it the authentic charm of a historic residence.

Spanning approximately 9,700 sqft of living space across three levels, the château comprises seventeen bedrooms, twelve bathrooms, two drawing rooms, a library, a dining room and a large fitted kitchen.

Having recently undergone a complete interior renovation, it now offers all the comforts of a contemporary home.