Ep 139 | Become an Owner of a 16th Century Château for €50! | French Farmhouse Life

This is the unbelievable story of how you can become an co-Châtelain of the beautiful château de la Mothe Chandeniers for just 50 Euros!!
On October 6, 2017, the start-up Dartagnans and the association adopt a château launched the crazy idea of collectively buying the Mothe Chandeniers in order to save it and propose a new model to preserve the heritage. This fund-raising campaign is the largest ever for a heritage project in France.
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  • @victoriakaltz8637
    @victoriakaltz86375 ай бұрын

    Love you educating us on all these beautiful, historic chateau! Thank you! You have a great voice and do a fantastic job narrating ❤

  • @maggiecraigie8114

    @maggiecraigie8114

    5 ай бұрын

    Exactly what I was going to say beautiful voice.

  • @jillphillips3227
    @jillphillips32275 ай бұрын

    What a jewel! It will take an absolute fortune to restore but I hope she gets adopted by someone who loves her! Great vlog! Cheers!j

  • @jenniferpayne8432

    @jenniferpayne8432

    4 ай бұрын

    The chateau is the "her"

  • @LaughingInTiny
    @LaughingInTiny5 ай бұрын

    So, this is my favourite chateau, but this information is only partially true. The group is not planning to restore the Chateau, even though that was the story they raised money with. They have done a massive amount of work to stabilize it and turn it into a park so that people can visit it and not be in danger. However apparently they have no further plans to bring it back. This is why it still looks the same years after they started fundraising. Their website does tell some of the story and for those who speak French there's also more info on the government website as well.

  • @greenb5716
    @greenb57165 ай бұрын

    Well narrated. Always educational!! You are the best. Thank you!!

  • @myhillslife27
    @myhillslife275 ай бұрын

    Anna has been very quiet lately I hope is ok and well.. Thankyou for sharing, may 2024 be good to you both and the feathered and fur family. xo xo Jane , Aus

  • @juliatownsend2324
    @juliatownsend23245 ай бұрын

    The architecture is lovely. How could you renovate something on that scale is beyond me. Thank you Peter for another interesting ruin.

  • @sallystites2946
    @sallystites29465 ай бұрын

    You have such a lovely voice. Great for voice overs and book audio.

  • @woodsew
    @woodsew5 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thank you for sharing this history lesson

  • @garyc5483
    @garyc54835 ай бұрын

    Great to see these videos Peter. BUT the vocals are a bit muffled and then you put music over it. I have Misophonia which makes it very difficult to separate the speech and music. Using the subtitles is a pain as I miss much of the video. Thanks for sharing. ATB regards from the UK

  • @leighevans1489
    @leighevans14895 ай бұрын

    I paid the €50 a number of years ago ! Can’t wait to visit my chateau 😊

  • @gloriagavaneli9862
    @gloriagavaneli98625 ай бұрын

    Such an amazing building. Hope it can be saved thanks once again Peter for a very interesting story

  • @barbaramurfitt6295
    @barbaramurfitt62955 ай бұрын

    What a sad sad story… all that workmanship and all the hours in creating what was once a beautiful building. And now it seems it has a future where happiness may once again be shared within its walls. All very interesting, thank you for sharing. Best wishes for a healthy and peaceful 2024. 🍷🥂

  • @formermichiganian
    @formermichiganian5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful chateau! Glad to hear it's going to be saved. The music was phenomenal! I had to look it up and save the piece here on KZread. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @carolinerimmer1362
    @carolinerimmer13625 ай бұрын

    OMG this is absolutely gorgeous- and devastating- thank you so much for sharing this ❤️ Many koala hugs to you all including the animals ❤️🇦🇺🐨

  • @judydee7644
    @judydee76444 ай бұрын

    Thanks for bringing this chateau to our attention. Collecting all those photos at least documents part of her history. Appreciate your research as I know how much investigation it took. This could be a channel that should stand on its own for us history buffs.

  • @judydee7644

    @judydee7644

    4 ай бұрын

    @@francesco245 A chateau is generally described as "her".

  • @lavignemorte
    @lavignemorte4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for featuring Château de la Motte Chandeniers. This is local to us, we live just outside Loudun about 10 minutes from the Château. The Dartagnans group have events almost every months throughout the year. It's definitely worth a visit if your in the area.

  • @corieddings5713
    @corieddings57134 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful place, so glad they have a solution to save it.

  • @claudiamann7111
    @claudiamann71114 ай бұрын

    What an incredible chateau. I sure hope it can be saved. That will be a monumental undertaking. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @ErickHumboldt
    @ErickHumboldt5 ай бұрын

    Let s be serious, rebuilding is impossible 😂😂

  • @cherylwhite9196
    @cherylwhite91964 ай бұрын

    How sad, yet enchanting! Looking forward to updates in the future. This is such an extravagant undertaking, & I'm sure, will take years! The Chapel is still so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!❤

  • @Lapie3
    @Lapie35 ай бұрын

    Next project for Dan?

  • @robinfereday6562

    @robinfereday6562

    5 ай бұрын

    Dan who

  • @user-iu2ny5iq2r

    @user-iu2ny5iq2r

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@robinfereday6562the guy who is renovating a burnt out chateau, try googling Escape to the Chateau. Dan Preston.😊

  • @garyc5483

    @garyc5483

    5 ай бұрын

    www.youtube.com/@escapetoruralfrance

  • @alliejones9864

    @alliejones9864

    5 ай бұрын

    @@robinfereday6562Dan Preston from Escape to rural France

  • @user-sp7em4te5c
    @user-sp7em4te5c4 ай бұрын

    История , это наше все !!!

  • @PatriciaBride
    @PatriciaBride5 ай бұрын

    Glad you two are back! Missed ya❤

  • @peterwhite9261
    @peterwhite92615 ай бұрын

    Incredible chateau. Incredible story.

  • @moiragoldsmith7052
    @moiragoldsmith70524 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year to you both. I hope these beautiful buildings do get restored...a great idea re €50 to help the plan along.

  • @Mime_Mama
    @Mime_Mama4 ай бұрын

    Enjoying these chateaux and their history Peter!

  • @myhillslife27
    @myhillslife275 ай бұрын

    What an extraordinary building! The details left and the features are in such an enormous amount! I would love it to become restored for the purpose of apartment accommodation as its such an issue these days. it would be a superb community opportunity for living

  • @carolynhoover9444
    @carolynhoover94445 ай бұрын

    Great narration❤❤❤❤❤

  • @goldenineke
    @goldenineke5 ай бұрын

    That’s amazing. Thank you Peter.

  • @myhillslife27
    @myhillslife275 ай бұрын

    PLEASE! keep us up to date Peter! lovely footage!

  • @johnoleary528
    @johnoleary5284 ай бұрын

    Beautiful building. Many thanks for this well informed video 😊

  • @daynight4902
    @daynight49025 ай бұрын

    BEST WISHES TO YOU

  • @annettesharrock1236
    @annettesharrock12365 ай бұрын

    What a lovely Chateau gone to ruin yet again Peter. Thankyou for the narration you really good at it. All the history about it was well searched😘

  • @susankerr85
    @susankerr855 ай бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed your video...Thanku🎉

  • @williamwatterson8711
    @williamwatterson87114 ай бұрын

    It's amazing what the international bourgeoisie can buy and do.

  • @deepressland7779
    @deepressland77794 ай бұрын

    OMG, you would have to be a billionaire many times over to be able to afford to restore that structure - whether it is worth it, is an entirely different story, of course! Is it "listed" or, whatever the equivalent is in France? TBH, never really going to happen, is it? Those slanting exterior stairways/balconies reminds me of scenes from "The Serpent Queen" - extraordinarily beautiful and intricately built by true craftsmen. I personally am always amazed how structures were built/erected 2/3/4 centuries ago without present day technology and machinery. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

  • @cherylholasek2193
    @cherylholasek21935 ай бұрын

    What a shame this beautiful chateau is left in ruins. It would take someone with a lot of money and patience to restore it. Thanks for the videos 😊😊

  • @jojo_inthemitten36

    @jojo_inthemitten36

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow! So glad to hear that it’s going to be restored. What a load of work to do though! Thanks for another great video!

  • @mandyedgar4663
    @mandyedgar46635 ай бұрын

    Wow ...Been long time hope you are both OK...I must have missed the but when you said we are having a break all the best for the New Year

  • @lw7240
    @lw72405 ай бұрын

    Beautiful ❤

  • @dawnbutler2846
    @dawnbutler28465 ай бұрын

    Thank you for something so different and moving. Makes me think of Dan restoring Chateau Chaumont destroyed by fire and hundreds and thousands of us are following his progress. The problem is there are many such Chateaux in France in a sad state. We are lucky in the UK we have the National Trust and Historical England which tries to save properties for the public to visit for a Membership fee or admission fee. Happy New Year to you both and look forward to more interesting places to visit etc. 🍷🍷🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @evelynbyrd4961
    @evelynbyrd49615 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing....e

  • @briansoccerdad4153
    @briansoccerdad41534 ай бұрын

    This chateau was built by my great great grandfather

  • @mariavilaneidevieiracosta5450
    @mariavilaneidevieiracosta54504 ай бұрын

    SPECTACULAR CHATEAU.👑👏👏👏👏👏👑👏👑👏👑👏👏👏👏👑👏👑👏👏

  • @buffy5kt
    @buffy5kt5 ай бұрын

    Fascinating! Thx!

  • @doriskuhberger8559
    @doriskuhberger85595 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

  • @j4ck3ss
    @j4ck3ss4 ай бұрын

    beau chateau

  • @coyotedust
    @coyotedust4 ай бұрын

    I would donate, but I got to see improvements on the structure first.

  • @annslivinginparadise
    @annslivinginparadise5 ай бұрын

    What a nice history.. is there any way to contact or to purchase this chateau? I am interested to it.

  • @judydee7644

    @judydee7644

    4 ай бұрын

    Serious interest in buying or just investing?

  • @dianeglimes3169
    @dianeglimes31695 ай бұрын

    Any progress on restoration

  • @estellealexandre8988
    @estellealexandre89885 ай бұрын

    Ce sont des voleurs .ne faîte pas confiance. Ils ramassent de l'argent mais ils ne font aucun travaux depuis le temps font ça le château serait rénové. Vous n'êtes que des voleurs.

  • @scotchette

    @scotchette

    5 ай бұрын

    Je ne comprenais pas trop l'affaire?

  • @dl924

    @dl924

    5 ай бұрын

    C'est vrai, il n'y a aucun travaux depuis le temps !

  • @lionelvigneresse4563
    @lionelvigneresse45634 ай бұрын

    Il n'y a qu'un homme au monde capable de sauver cette ruine et de rétablir ce monument dans son état d'origine , et dans les moindres détails...dans un temps record : c'est Daniel-James PRESTON.Il serait ravi d'acheter et de réaliser cette performance sur cette demeure ruinée du XIXe siècle.Mais il faut faire vite avant que l'arase ne soir endommagée par la végétation. Lionel VIGNERESSE.

  • @sallymoffit3751
    @sallymoffit37514 ай бұрын

  • @joubertcronje35
    @joubertcronje355 ай бұрын

    How does one buy

  • @wychan2004
    @wychan20045 ай бұрын

    It will be good to rescue this chataeu... but not much is done... and soon this chataeu will be with mother nature

  • @al2207
    @al22074 ай бұрын

    only 10 millions needed for immediate repairs

  • @user-sp7em4te5c
    @user-sp7em4te5c4 ай бұрын

    Каждая деталь имеет значение.

  • @angelagalloway5486
    @angelagalloway54865 ай бұрын

    No thanks the Freemason symbol was over the fireplace 😮

  • @toddekstrom7963
    @toddekstrom79635 ай бұрын

    Beautiful place…but at 72 years of age, I’d never see restoration completed.

  • @sheilamccarthygavin1512
    @sheilamccarthygavin15124 ай бұрын

    Id love to buy this give me info

  • @ItsaWonderfulLife2

    @ItsaWonderfulLife2

    4 ай бұрын

    its in the description Sheila!

  • @Nico-rw1uo
    @Nico-rw1uo4 ай бұрын

    50eur ok, but you need at least 15 millions eur to make a good renovation.

  • @karstenjohansen6881
    @karstenjohansen68814 ай бұрын

    Restauration approx. €10 million 😅

  • @JLR1957
    @JLR19574 ай бұрын

    How very sad 😢

  • @christinecox8073
    @christinecox80735 ай бұрын

    Very interesting shame it’s a ruin thanks so much for sharing

  • @andreatushingham6712
    @andreatushingham67125 ай бұрын

    Why is the sound so poor.

  • @jackiestewart5062

    @jackiestewart5062

    5 ай бұрын

    The sound is perfect for me.

  • @andreatushingham6712

    @andreatushingham6712

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jackiestewart5062 I've watched this channel before, but the last 2 videos I can't watch even with sound on full 😭. Will try another device

  • @newfineart
    @newfineart3 ай бұрын

    It'll cost you $25-50 million to restore it

  • @markallen3293
    @markallen32934 ай бұрын

    I hate to see the Grand Dame in such a state.