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Origin and history

The castle of the park, located in Sance en Saône-et-Loire, is a medieval building built at the beginning of the 13th century, then modified in the 14th and 15th centuries. Its outer walls, one metre thick and six to seven metres high, formed an irregular polygon surrounded by ditches fed with living water until 1835. A drawbridge used to provide access. Inside, an 18-metre high circular dungeon dominates a body of houses flanked by a round tower. The dungeon, without openings on the ground floor, houses a chapel on the first floor, illuminated by lancet bays, while a wall staircase leads to the second level, equipped with consoles for defensive heights.

The main house, connected to the chapel by a small door, has a ceiling with exposed beams and a large fireplace. The ensemble, covered with flat roofs in hollow tiles, reflects a military architecture adapted to residential needs. Private property for centuries, the castle is not open to the public. His history was marked by successive noble families, including Busseul, Mareschal and Mitte-Miolans, before passing into the hands of rich lords like Pierre Perrachon in the 17th century.

The origins of the fief date back to 1231, with Jean, panetier du Comte de Mâcon, first known holder. Over the centuries, the seigneury changed hands by marriage alliances: Anne de Chevrier brought Guillaume de Busseul in 1393, then the Mareschal family inherited around 1500. In the 16th century Françoise Mareschal married Jean Mitte-Miolans de Chevrières, before the castle was acquired in 1659 by Pierre Perrachon, seigneur of Senozan. The latter, like his successors, entrusts him to administrators. In the 18th century, the seigneury passed to the Talleyrand-Périgord through the marriage of Madeleine Olivier de Senozan with Archambaud-Joseph de Talleyrand, brother of the famous diplomat. The castle remained in private hands until the 20th century, with the families of Lacretelle, Monterrat and Renoud-Grappin.

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