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The castle of Vermise, located in the commune of Sainte-Maure (Département de l'Aube, Grand Est region), is a building of the first quarter of the 16th century. It was the heart of a seigneury originally attached to Saint-Sepulcre, then to Villacerf, and administratively dependent on the royal town hall of Grande-Rivière. Today, the original construction remains only the entrance door flanked by two peppers, attributed to Noël Coiffart, then Mayor of Troyes.

In the 18th century, Louis Claude Huez occupied an adjacent pavilion, named Pavillon de la Charme, which he had built in 1750. The site was partially protected in 1977, with the inscription of the facades and roofs of the dungeon as historical monuments. The castle is today a private property, without the sources specifying its accessibility to the public.

The monument illustrates the seigneurial architecture of the Renaissance in Champagne, marked by defensive elements (peppers) and progressive integration into royal administrative networks. Its location near Troyes, the region's major city, reflects its local historic importance. Subsequent transformations, such as the 18th century pavilion, bear witness to its evolution over the centuries.

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