School Apartments

Welcome to our neighborhood! The 17th century La Thaumassičre mansion (center, with tower) home of Coeur de France school and luxury apartments for our students.

Luxury Apartments at School

This historic 400 year-old building is home to Coeur de France -- and to students choosing one of the 3 luxury apartments located there!

"Margaux" -- One bedroom apartment, can sleep up to 4 (2 large beds) in one large bedroom

"Louis" -- Two bedroom apartment, can sleep up to 6 - 7 (2 bedrooms: 1BR with 2 single beds + 1BR with large bed + sofa bed in living room)

School facilities (classrooms, etc.) are located on the ground floor and the upper floors house the apartments.

FREE Wireless High Speed Internet Access

Bringing your laptop/notebook with you? All apartments at the school have ADSL wireless Internet access! Enjoy absolutely free Internet access 24 hour per day!

More than suites, these are actually fully-furnished luxury apartments. Each apartment has polished oak floors, oriental rugs and classic period furniture. All are furnished with complete kitchens including pots/pans, dishes, etc. Linens (sheets and towels) are provided at no extra charge of course.

Each apartment has a private bathroom with stand up shower. The Louis also has a bath.

The 1 bedroom "Margaux" and the 2 bedroom "Louis" apartments have their own clothes washers and dryers for your convenience.

Note: ALL apartments at La Thaumassičre are strictly nonsmoking and absolutely no pets are permitted.

Upon entering this apartment, your eye is immediately drawn to the large bronze chandelier in the middle of the room. Gold gilding adorns the double doors and windows. An elegant 3-mirrored Louis XVI armoire stands in one corner facing a stylish "Voltaire" armchair and Louis-Philippe reading table. On the sunny southern side of the apartment, two tall antique windows look out over Sancerre's historic Place de la Panneterie below. Between them is an enormous gilded mirror.

High above the polished oak floor of this large 325 square feet (30 M²) studio is an original ceiling painting. The archangel Gabriel floats in a heavenly sky surrounded by cherubs and doves.

The Gabriel apartment has a private kitchen, private bathroom and double bed (plus a folding bed) offering comfort and convenience.

You need room to relax and study. Here you'll find tall sunny windows, period furniture, color TV and cd stereo to help you feel at home.

Kitchen

Ceiling detail

Artist Helen Carter

This romantic 550 square feet (51 M²) residence is ideal for a couple seeking both privacy and space. An enormous bedroom with oak wainscoting has 2 double beds and oriental rugs. Gilded doors and panels adorn entranceways. A 19th century stained glass chandelier graces the foyer. A full-sized kitchen has everything you need. A washing machine and dryer are provided. Modern bathroom has full-sized shower. There are beautiful views from every window of the half-timbered houses surrounding the square and the landscaped courtyard below.

While the Margaux apartment is the ideal romantic retreat for a couple, it is also spacious enough to accommodate a family of 4 (two large beds).

On the highest floor is the regal "Louis" 2 bedroom apartment. Access to the Louis is via the spiral stone staircase in the Thaumassičre mansion's tower. To enter the Louis apartment is to return to an aristocratic era of comfort and elegance.

Luxury is everywhere. Oak dining table and chairs, cherry end tables and cabinet, "Voltaire" high-backed armchair and oriental rugs on the centuries--old oak floor transport you to another time.

This classically elegant, spacious 765 square foot (71 M²) 2 bedroom luxury apartment also has a modern family-sized kitchen with dishwasher, stove, full-size oven, microwave, coffee maker -- in short, everything you need to prepare your own French cuisine or simply entertain new friends. Dining room windows have views of the court yard and ancient half-timbered houses below. Your private laundry room has a washer and dryer for your convenience.


The salon has a color tv, cd stereo, comfortable armchair and sofa (sofa also makes into a bed for two).	Family-sized kitchen	Bathroom has 2 Italian marble sinks, a bidet and a bath tub with shower. Next to the bathroom is your private laundry room complete with washer, dryer, ironing board, etc.

The hallway leading to the 2 bedrooms, bathroom and laundry room is adorned with hand-painted embossed wall covering and lit by tall antique windows with views of the courtyard and Sancerre's famous Tour des Fiefs.	"La chambre des enfants", (children's bedroom) at the other end of the apartment, has two single beds and oak armoire.	"La chambre des parents" (parents bedroom) has a double bed and antique Louis XVI armoire.

This apartment is suitable for up to 5 people (one double bed + two single beds + 1 folding bed.)

Weekly Rates

Year around weekly rates are quite reasonable. For about the same cost as a hotel room in Sancerre you can have an apartment right above the school!

The apartments are available for rental by the week, not by the night. A non-student guest may stay with you for a 30 euro per night surcharge.

Notes

The apartments are rented to you exclusively. They are not a dormitory and you may not share them with another student UNLESS previously arranged with Coeur de France.

As is standard in France, the rent includes 60 kwh of electricity per week (if you use more you simply reimburse us for it). Central heating is provided in winter at no extra charge.

Reservations

To reserve one of the apartments, please be sure to select your choice when registering online. We will contact you regarding its availability.