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The Manor House of Moux, located in Corgoloin in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a building dated from the second half of the 15th century and the 16th century. It originated from the dismemberment of the lordship of Argilly and was originally built by the family of Salins-la-Tour. In 1539, Suzanne de Salins bought the whole after a division by inheritance. The site, described in 1623 as a closed set of walls (house bodies, pavilion, barn, stable, dovecote, courtyard and orchard), lost its defensive elements and chapel in the 18th century.

The manor architecture consists of a rectangular central body, a south adjacent building, a square tower and a western turret. The raised ground floor, the upper floor lit by tabbatières and roofs covered with flat tiles reflect Burgundian constructive techniques. The dovecote, with a pepper roof, and the commons complete the whole. Materials (apparent stone seams, buttered joints) and berries (rectangular, splint) are characteristic of the period.

The mansion has been listed as a historical monument since January 24, 1947. It was owned by Guigone de Salins and Nicolas Rolin (founders of the Hospices de Beaune) between 1474 and 1564, before being sold in 1623 to Claude de Saint-Belin, seigneur of Cussigny. Its isolated settlement, east of the commune near the hamlet of Cussigny, reinforces its defensive character of origin, despite the subsequent disappearance of the ditches.

The sources mention detailed descriptions of the sites in 1623 (buildings, courtyards, vineyards) and in 1767 (caves, rooms, ruined chapel), illustrating its architectural evolution. The chapel, ditches and defensive devices, typical of medieval fortresses, disappeared in the 18th century, marking the transition to a residential and agricultural function. Today, the mansion remains a testimony of Burgundy seigneurial history.

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