Construction of the castle 1893-1899 (≈ 1896)
Edited for Henry Roux de Bézieux.
7 décembre 1999
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 7 décembre 1999 (≈ 1999)
Protection of the castle and its outbuildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Castle; dependencies; firm; pavilions, gate, including the northern half moon and the statue of Flora and Love; gardens, including balustrades, statues and ornamental vases, the greenhouse, the vegetable garden and its gates, the floors, the fence walls (cad. BX 7 to 28): registration by order of 7 December 1999
Key figures
Henry Roux de Bézieux - Sponsor
Industrial Lyon owner of the castle.
Paul de Montclos - Suspected architect
Aura designed the neo-Régence style castle.
Henri Duchêne - Landscape
Designer of gardens and green spaces.
Origin and history
The Château de la Chassagne, located in Saint-Vincent-Bragny in Saône-et-Loire, is a historic monument built between 1893 and 1899, at the end of the 19th century. This homogeneous estate was built for the Lyon industrialist Henry Roux de Bézieux, in an 18th century style, probably by the Lyon architect Paul de Montclos. The castle, neo-Régence style, is surrounded by gardens designed by Henri Duchêne, decorated with statues and ornamental vases. Access to the property is via an avenue bordered to the west by a farm and a vegetable garden, while in the east a regular garden is laid out on the terrace.
The castle consists of an elevated ground floor housing the reception rooms, a square floor with alcove rooms, and a roof covered with a broken roof and terrace. The estate also includes outbuildings, a farm, pavilions, a gate, as well as gardens with balustrades, statues, vases, a greenhouse, and a vegetable garden surrounded by gates. The whole, including the floors and fence walls, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 7 December 1999.
The Château de la Chassagne reflects the influence of the Lyon and landscape architectures of the late 19th century, blending classical elegance and functionality. It illustrates the taste of the era for luxurious secondary residences, designed as coherent sets combining habitat, nature and art. This monument also demonstrates the importance of the Lyon industrialists in the architectural heritage of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
