Photo by Aérodyne
The castle was originally built in the 12th and 13th century as one of the many castles that were supposed to protect the duchy of Burgundy. When the war broke out with the Kings of France in the 15th century, the castle was heavily damaged as retribution against its owners who supported the ducs of Burgundy. It was restored shortly thereafter and further renovated in the 17th century.
Damaged during the French Revolution, the owners demolished the sections of the castle they deemed unsavable. During the 19th century the castle was handed from owner to owner and finally divided into individual sections which were sold to various farmers. Purchased by a painter in the mid-20th century, he carefully restored the castle over 50 years.
Still privately owned, the castle is nonetheless open to the public who can visit various rooms which have been restored with historical furniture in order to resemble what they may have looked like in the past.
