Belle Ile

On the Lake Gauvin in the Laurentides, this luxurious and vast stony house of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms was built in 2000 on a big woody island of 51 acres. Shielded from inquisitive looks, it is completely furnished and endowed with very beautiful antiquities. It opens the sight on a unique natural landscape where reign the peace.

Besides having been completely set up by his owner, with knowledge and know-how that we consider forgotten, and with techniques of French construction dating the 19th century (1824), while offering a comfort of the 21st century. It represents a true technical achievement, and the stones and wood it is constructed of are entirely products of the island.

The house is the fruit of many years of labour, and the result is the realization of a great dream. The house is set up on a natural stony base, with very private entrance. The surface of the building is 6 390 p.c., liveable area: 3712 p.c. on 2 and a half floor. On the main floor: a living room, a dining room in opened area and a very large window with a window roof offering a magnificent glance on the wild nature, the master bedroom with a complete bathroom and an adjacent window with a window roof also, a fireplace on two faces connecting the master bedroom with the living room.

On the second floor, complete bathroom, cupboard and a walk-in, 2 immense bedrooms with suites and firplaces. On the third floor, a pretty bedroom offering a special sight of St-Andre's cross and wooden ankles which decorate the ceiling. Numerous galleries around the house allow to appreciate the singing of birds and the noise of waves and to admire deers, hares and herons. Unfinished basement where are fitted out heatings with wood, electric and oil.

The interesting details of this house are among others: outside walls of 2.5 feet in thickness, stones and mortar, roof in Canadian sheet steel respecting the tradition of time. A submarine electric cable assures the electric distribution of the site. Other peculiarities are the wooden windows, the burglar alarm, the telephone, the embedded dishwasher and secondary culinary devices of luxury plumbing, the fine woodworks, the artesian well, the septic tank and the field of purge.

It is the only big island which occupies this lake with transparent waters. The owner of this island has access by a waterside ground which gives access to the public road and which is used as a big parking and a jetty. On the same island, near the main house, a pretty secondary house in the ancient style is set up for the guests.

Situated at 75 minutes of Mont-Tremblant and 45 minutes of La Macaza Airport, the island is accessible also by boat, by seaplane and by helicopter with a jetty on the island. A dream island with its grown-up trees, with its sandy banks licked by waters clear as of the crystal. An impressive stony house built for several generations and carefully isolated. Modern with its utilities, this property is a real precious gem and an exceptional meeting with nature.