Inheriting a chateau | Divers | France 3

The gilded life of a chateau is not always as glamorous as we imagine it. Dozens of rooms to heat, roofs to restore and acres of gardens to keep up? A Titan?s work, and expenses that can turn the dream into a nightmare. The Count and Countess Alain and Hélène inherited a family chateau forty years ago. They have become slaves to it. They would like to transmit the chateau to their descendents. But none of their three daughters wants to inherit the responsibility. A few dozen kilometers further on, another family, the Mézerac family, have taken up the challenge. The young generation has accepted to inherit the chateau built by their ancestor, Elie de Beaumont, in the 18th century. But the building has leaks, the ceilings are falling in, the roof has to be redone, and a terrible mushroom is causing havoc. Brothers, sisters and cousins have united together to try to handle it all, but the expenses are too heavy for everyone. How long will they be able to keep it up? The temptation to sell is sometimes very strong. Like a lot of manor lords, the Mézerac family often regrets they weren?t born in a suburban house.