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Origin and history

The castle of Belan-sur-Ource is a 19th century building, built in the third quarter of this century on the remains of a fortress attested by the end of the 13th century. At that time, the site consisted of two houses, a lower yard, a dovecote, stables, barns, a garden and a chapel dedicated to Saint-Claude. The fortress, reputed to be in ruins in 1774, was destroyed shortly afterwards, leaving room for the present Renaissance-style castle, characterized by its imposing corneal towers.

The estate, surrounded by a large park overlooking a steeple and a pond, is located on the eastern edge of the departmental road 13, at the southern exit of the village. Owned by Harcourt House, it does not visit, remaining a private residence. Several elements of the castle and its outbuildings ( stable, kennel, gate, gate) have been protected as historical monuments since 1926, while the castle itself, its fence wall and the gate of the farm were inscribed in 1991.

The architecture of the castle, although built in the 19th century, is inspired by Renaissance cannons, with massive towering. The site also preserves traces of its medieval past, evoked by the texts mentioning the primitive fortress. Today, the castle illustrates the evolution of seigneurial residences, from a defensive function to a residential and landscape role, typical of the transformations carried out by the aristocracy over the centuries.

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