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Karl Lagerfeld’s French Country Estate Is for SaleMatteo Merea for PylaParis.fr
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Late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld was constantly in motion and always in need of change. The famed Chanel and Fendi creative director once even said, “The most beautiful house is always the next one.” And he certainly lived like it, as evidenced in the 2024 book, Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses, which chronicled 13 of the extraordinary residences he called home. One of them, an 18th-century manor outside Paris, just hit the market for roughly $3.1 million (€2.7 million).
The entryway to Manoir du Mée.Matteo Merea / PylaParis.fr
Dubbed Manoir du Mée, the 18th-century house is where the German-born designer lived between 1986 and 1998. “Lagerfeld didn’t just own it—he used it,” says Alexis Feyfant of Pyla Paris, who has the listing. Indeed, as Feyfant points out, Lagerfeld shot various Chanel campaigns in the gardens, starring muses including Tatjana Patitz and Inès de la Fressange.
Set on 1.2 acres roughly an hour’s drive from central Paris, the 5,400-square-foot residence comes with seven bedrooms, each of which has an en-suite bath and dressing room. There’s also a chef’s kitchen with a butcher-block island, crimson-red billiards room, and richly stained wood-sheathed bar. Sleeping quarters on the top floor feature exposed wooden beams and a steeply pitched ceiling.
The home features original 18th century fireplaces.Matteo Merea / PylaParis.fr
Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, sold the home in 1998 to Prince Ernst August of Hanover, per Robb Report, with additional royalty moving in later: Princess Caroline of Monaco and her family resided on the grounds between 2004 and 2010.
The current owner acquired the property—which is equipped with a matching 2,000-square-foot guest cottage—in 2014. “The house has been maintained over time, but it hasn’t been overly transformed or ‘over-renovated,’” says Feyfant. “It still feels authentic, with its original elements: parquet Versailles, moldings, fireplaces intact.”
Matteo Merea / PylaParis.fr
The current listing comes amid news that Lagerfeld’s former Left Bank office is now available for overnight stays and just two years since his longtime Quai Voltaire flat sold for $10.8 million at auction.
Manoir du Mée is on the market for roughly $3.1 million (€2.7 million) with Alexis Feyfant of Pyla Paris.
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