A 19th-Century French Manor House in the Jura Wine Region Listed for €636,000

This 19th-century maison de maître is on the market for €636,000 in Montmorot. Listed with Arrière-Cour Immobilier, it’s two minutes from Lons-le-Saunier—the capital of the Jura region in eastern France.

A maison de maître, literally a “master’s house,” is a substantial French residence traditionally associated with prosperous landowners, merchants and members of the bourgeoisie, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Here, the house is arranged across 15 rooms, including 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Although it requires partial renovation, much of its original character remains intact, including parquet and terracotta floors, wood paneling, fireplaces, moldings and wrought-iron details.

The generous reception rooms are organized around a central hall, while windows on both sides of the house bring light through the principal interiors. Convertible attic space offers the possibility of expanding the living accommodation, with 4 cellars providing further ancillary space.

Beyond the main residence, the grounds contain an unusually extensive collection of outbuildings, including an orangery, barn, old greenhouse, garage, former stables and horse stalls. Together, they leave scope for anything from a private country estate to an equestrian or hospitality project.

Despite the scale of the property and its wooded setting, it is only minutes from the center of Lons-le-Saunier, the prefecture of the Jura department.

The location places the house within easy reach of one of France’s most distinctive wine landscapes. Jura is particularly associated with Savagnin and Vin Jaune, the latter aged for more than six years under a natural veil of yeast and produced within the appellations of Arbois, Château-Chalon, Côtes du Jura and L’Étoile.

Château-Chalon itself, perched above the vineyards northeast of Lons-le-Saunier, is classified among Les Plus Beaux Villages de France and is regarded as the historic heartland of Vin Jaune.

Nearby Baume-les-Messieurs carries the same designation, set dramatically within one of the Jura’s characteristic limestone valleys and surrounded by cliffs, caves and waterfalls.

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