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Château

Courcelles-lès-Semur, Côte-d'Or, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château, le sol et les douves (cad. A 140, 141) : inscription par arrêté du 13 octobre 1999
Protection dates
1999/10/13 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Courcelles-lès-Semur
Département
Côte-d'Or
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.45745, 4.29648
Mérimée reference
PA21000019

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Bourgogne septentrionale." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château, construit à partir du 13e siècle, appartient aux seigneurs de Courcelles, puis aux ducs de Bourgogne - qui y font de nombreux séjours - et à différentes familles. Il est réaménagé, notamment aux 15e et 17e siècles. Depuis cette époque jusqu'en 1997, il sert d'exploitation agricole. Il est situé à l'écart du village dans un site encore préservé. Les bâtiments, édifiés sur une terrasse de plan circulaire entourée de douves, sont cantonnés de tours arasées et répartis autour d'une cour.

English translation

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The castle, built from the 13th century onwards, belonged to the lords of Courcelles, then to the dukes of Burgundy - who made numerous stays there - and to various families. It was remodelled, particularly in the 15th and 17th centuries. From that period until 1997, it served as an agricultural holding. It is situated apart from the village in a still preserved setting. The buildings, erected on a terrace of circular plan surrounded by moats, are flanked with levelled towers and arranged around a courtyard.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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