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Château de Duesme

Duesme, Côte-d'Or, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château, sols et vestiges (cad. C 127, 134, 140, 519) : inscription par arrêté du 14 avril 2006
Protection dates
2006/04/14 : inscrit MH
Type
château fort
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 14e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Duesme
Département
Côte-d'Or
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.64238, 4.68522
Mérimée reference
PA21000035

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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

Forteresse bâtie à l'extrémité d'un éperon rocheux, ayant appartenu aux seigneurs de Duesme du 13e au 14e siècle, puis aux ducs de Bourgogne avant de devenir possession de seigneurs engagistes après la réunion à la couronne. Les guerres de Religion dégradent le château, entraînant son démantèlement en 1595, sur ordre de Henri IV, puis sa démolition en 1763. Trois fossés entourent l'édifice, appartenant à des périodes différentes. Le premier date du néolithique. Au-delà du second se trouvaient l'entrée fortifiée, les dépendances et la chapelle dont la crypte conserve des éléments gallo-romains de réemploi. Le donjon se dressait au-delà du troisième fossé.

English translation

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Fortress built at the end of a rocky spur, which belonged to the lords of Duesme from the 13th to the 14th century, then to the dukes of Burgundy before becoming the possession of enfeoffed lords after its union with the crown. The Wars of Religion damaged the castle, leading to its dismantling in 1595, by order of Henri IV, then its demolition in 1763. Three ditches surrounded the building, belonging to different periods. The first dates from the neolithic. Beyond the second were the fortified entrance, the outbuildings and the chapel whose crypt preserves reused Gallo-Roman elements. The keep stood beyond the third ditch.

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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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