Château Sous Les Nuages, France

Château Sous Les Nuages - the Castle in the Clouds

A lavishly furnished and decorated house in France, once owned by a French singer who amassed their fortunes in the 1990s but had spent the lot by the 2010s.

Visited October 2014  France France Abandoned

History of Château Sous Les Nuages

Château Sous Les Nuages – the Castle in the Clouds – was purchased by a famous French singer in the 1990s. The mansion had been unoccupied for some time prior to this and had fallen into a state of disrepair. The singer carried out extensive renovations and completely modernised the house, installing state of the art systems throughout. The singer lived in the house along with many family members for the next 20 years, and no expense was spared on interior decoration and furnishings.

In the early 2010s some of the family embarked on a two month world tour. Jetting off from Charles de Gaulle airport on a flight to Puru, they were never to be seen again. It is thought they had emigrated to avoid the spiralling debts building up from maintaining the property, and they had never ceased spending extortionate amounts of money on lavish furniture. The house was repossessed a few months later and the remaining family members moved out, leaving the expensive items behind. If they claimed any of the items as their own they would also be required to take on the huge debts left behind.

Sunburst and statue outside Château Sous Les Nuages
Sunburst and statue outside Château Sous Les Nuages
Château Sous Les Nuages - Huge sofas and huge a fireplace to match
Château Sous Les Nuages – Huge sofas and huge a fireplace to match
Château Sous Les Nuages - Spacious Living area
Château Sous Les Nuages – Spacious Living area
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Sofas and Fireplace
Château Sous Les Nuages – Sofas and Fireplace
Château Sous Les Nuages - Ornaments still on the dusty table
Château Sous Les Nuages – Ornaments still on the dusty table
Château Sous Les Nuages - Statues and lamps
Château Sous Les Nuages – Statues and lamps
Château Sous Les Nuages - Painting and lamps
Château Sous Les Nuages – Painting
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Huge Fireplace
Château Sous Les Nuages – Huge Fireplace
Château Sous Les Nuages - A grand piano in a grand room
Château Sous Les Nuages – A grand piano in a grand room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Stunning side unit
Château Sous Les Nuages – Stunning side unit
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Billiard room
Château Sous Les Nuages – The Billiard room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Light beams flooding into the the Billiard Room
Château Sous Les Nuages – Light beams flooding into the the Billiard Room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Through the doors of the dining room
Château Sous Les Nuages – Through the doors of the dining room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Dining table
Château Sous Les Nuages – Dining table
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Banquet table
Château Sous Les Nuages – Banquet!
Château Sous Les Nuages - Table set for a banquet
Château Sous Les Nuages – Table set for a banquet
Château Sous Les Nuages - More huge features in this amazing room
Château Sous Les Nuages – More huge features in this amazing room
Château Sous Les Nuages - The library
Château Sous Les Nuages – Steps and books in the library
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Steps to the books
Château Sous Les Nuages – Steps to the books
Château Sous Les Nuages - Library well stocked with books
Château Sous Les Nuages – Library well stocked with books
Château Sous Les Nuages - Kids play room
Château Sous Les Nuages – Kids play room
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Lots of toys in the play room
Château Sous Les Nuages – Lots of toys in the play room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Artwork around the house
Château Sous Les Nuages – Artwork around the house
Château Sous Les Nuages - Let's go upstairs
Château Sous Les Nuages – Let’s go upstairs
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Tall view of the staircase with skylight above
Château Sous Les Nuages – Tall view of the staircase with skylight above
Château Sous Les Nuages - Discarded boots on the stairs
Château Sous Les Nuages – Discarded boots on the stairs
Château Sous Les Nuages - Skylight above stairs
Château Sous Les Nuages – Skylight above stairs
Château Sous Les Nuages - Top of stairs
Château Sous Les Nuages – Top of stairs
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Sofa on the landing
Château Sous Les Nuages – Sofa on the landing
Château Sous Les Nuages - Ornate items
Château Sous Les Nuages – Ornate items
Château Sous Les Nuages - Spacious master bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Spacious master bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages - Items on dresser
Château Sous Les Nuages – Items on dresser
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Vanity mirror in bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Vanity mirror in bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages - Nice wooden beds
Château Sous Les Nuages – Nice wooden beds
Château Sous Les Nuages - Nice bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Nice bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages - Bed in bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Bed in bedroom
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Window dressings
Château Sous Les Nuages – Window dressings
Château Sous Les Nuages - Peeling paint in a bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Peeling paint in a bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages - Signs of decay
Château Sous Les Nuages – Signs of decay
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Another bedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages – Another dedroom
Château Sous Les Nuages - Upstairs sitting room
Château Sous Les Nuages – Upstairs sitting room
Château Sous Les Nuages - Fancy bed
Château Sous Les Nuages – Fancy bed
 
Château Sous Les Nuages - Another nice bed
Château Sous Les Nuages – Another nice bed
Further Reading
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6 thoughts on Château Sous Les Nuages, France

  1. I want to gooooo. great report mate, my favorit room is the bedroom with the peeling paint on the ceiling

  2. Love it! I want to live in the library and billiard room…I’m not greedy, someone else can have the rest

  3. wow,, what a great house, and the furnishings, amazing, already, even though a recent abandonment,, decay has already set in,, I hope someone buys this place soon, before it all goes to hell,,,

  4. how hasn’t this place been looted by dealers yet? Seems suspect. I’m not going to lie, I’d be running through this place like a kid in a candy shop. Its antique city!

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