A hut, a truffle farm and two bunkers on just under 2 hectares of grounds in the Lorraine region, thirty minutes from Metz - ref 284883
A hut, a truffle farm and two bunkers on just under 2 hectares of grounds in the Lorraine region, thirty minutes from Metz.
In the heart of the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, in the Meurthe et Moselle department, less than 30km from Metz and an hour from Nancy and Luxembourg.
The Meuse TGV railway station, which links to the capital in 58 minutes, is 60 kilometres away.
This is where the Mondial Air Ballon, the largest international hot air balloon gathering, takes place every two years.
The property sits on a wooded hillside overlooking a small village. In the 18th century, vineyards stretched across the land, but the wine was of poor quality. In the 19th century, pastures, vegetable gardens and orchards replaced the vines.
A German fallback line during the First World War, this front was never the scene of any fighting. The roughly 100-year-old woods grow on a limestone soil that is ideal for truffles.
The property is reached via a driveway around two kilometres long, but it is also possible to walk down to the village via a steep path "the width of a donkey".
Totally enclosed by fences, the plot extends over almost two hectares of woodland, with a meadow at the top. The hillside slopes gently down to the hut set on an earth platform and becomes steeper towards the bottom of the property.
The hutUnfortunately, there is very little information available about the group of railwaymen who built this hut in the 1970s.
It has running water but no mains electricity, although it could be easily connected.
This L-shaped building, with a floor area of approx. 35 m², is roofed with corrugated fibre cement sheets. The outer walls have single-glazed small-paned windows with shutters.
The entrance door leads into the kitchen. Simply appointed in the spirit of camping, it opens onto the living room, which has an open fireplace, currently the only heating system in the hut.
The lavatory adjoins the kitchen and precedes the only bedroom.
This bedroom connects to another room used as a storeroom.
It will be possible to increase the floor area by 50% or to add an upper storey.The bunkers and the garden shedThe first bunker is next to the hut and measures around 11 m². It is partly lit by a glass ceiling and is used as a cooling facility.
The second bunker, identical in size to the first, is on the steeper part of the terrain below.
A garden shed of around 9.5 m² near the meadow provides storage space for tools used to maintain the property.The woodland and the orchardThe owners have counted a thousand trees, including oaks, beeches, spruces, hornbeams, Japanese and black pines, sycamore maples and dogwoods. A great diversity, with magnificent specimens such as a large oak, a large pine with a bark similar to elephant skin and two beech trees.
In spring, flowers abound amidst the fruit trees, such as lilies of the valley, seringas, bluebells, numerous wild orchids, wildflowers and sweet peas.
The perfect ingredients for beautiful, generous pastoral bouquets.
The fruit trees include cornels, seven apple trees, two plum trees, plum trees, three mirabelle plum trees, two pear trees, three cherry trees, one walnut tree and many wild strawberries.The precious mushroomThere is a wide variety of mushrooms, including ceps, delicious milk caps and grey knights, to name but a few. But above all, there are truffles. First of all the Uncimatum, also known as the grey, Burgundy or Champagne truffle, highly prized because of its rarity. It differs from the others in that its aroma and flavour are much more intense. On the palate, it brings to mind porcini mushrooms, hazelnuts, butter and spices. The ...
