In one of the most beautiful parts of France, still untouched by tourists, just north of the vineyards of Burgundy and east of Chablis, in the Champagne Ardenne, commune of Haute Marne sits little Signéville There are no shops. There is a church of course (which happens to be next door to our cottage but we are assured the bells are turned off from 10pm to 6am!).
Andelot is 3 kms of beautiful meandering little roadway away with a good restaurant and patisserie plus weekly market. Chaumont is 25 minutes further on with a plethora of restaurants and shops.
We have plans. We will turn the cave at the bottom floor of the cottage into a dining room come wine tasting/drinking, jambon room and wine cellar. We will landscape and create more outdoor areas. We may (money dependant) renovate the majestic 17th century building on the property which has a soaring central fireplace and incredible roof structure.
The position of the property overlooks a beautiful protected valley with a river below (full of trout).
This is our little pad in France. We haven’t taken possession just yet but will do in September and we can’t wait!
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| RIGHT NEXT to the church! |
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| Our cottage. In need of landscaping and outside touches but other than that, ooh la la! |
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| Our beautiful view |
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| Nothing but silence (and church bells!) |
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| The fire is an antique job, all original features have been kept but the new kitchen, bathroom and double glazed joinery are a welcome feature. |
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| Our agent Virgile (an out of work Sommelier) insisted we break for Chablis during our time with him. Who were we to argue with that! |
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| Original wooden floors and staircase |
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| The kitchen has original terracotta tiles and a beautiful wooden bench top. Loads of cupboard spacef and will make me very happy for hours I have no doubt. |
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| The cave (bigger than it looks at around 600sqft) which we will turn into a dining room come wine and ham room |
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| The house and barn to renovate should we choose to |
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| The ceiling and central fireplace of the 17th century house to renovate on our property |
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