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Origin and history

The castle of Hurigny came into being in the 14th century when the site housed a royal châtellenie with a strong house surrounded by ditches. In 1357 Joceran Cabuche was the chestnut, marking the documented beginnings of this seigneury. In the 16th century, the land passed into the hands of the Severt family, the bourgeois of Mâcon, who founded a chapel there and transmitted the fief over several generations. In 1510, it was erected as a fief for Philippe Margeot, chief accountant at Dijon, before being acquired by Étienne Severt, then his descendants.

In 1666, the estate was sold to the Ursulines of Mâcon, before being acquired in 1671 by Philippe-Étienne de Lamartine, ancestor of the eldest branch of the Lamartines of Hurigny. His grandson, Jean-Baptiste de Lamartine, had the old castle shaved in 1783 to build the current residence, more elegant. The property then changed hands several times: sold in 1794 to a notary after the Revolution, then passed on to Count Léon de Leusse in the 19th century, whose descendants finally gave it to the commune in 1988. The castle, always private, bears witness to this turbulent history.

The present, rectangular building is distinguished by its rumped roof and its forebody with pediments pierced by the oculus, typical of the classic architecture of the eighteenth century. Prior to a cochère door decorated with vases, it preserves gables flanked by wingers, refined decorative elements. Although not open to the public, there remains a symbol of local heritage, linked to influential families such as the Lamartine and the Leusse, whose heirs have marked the history of Burgundy.

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