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Origin and history

The castle of Mauvilly, located in the south-west of the village, is a former ducal castle of Burgundy. His first mention dates back to 1361, when Geoffroy de Blaisy, Sire de Mauvilly, received the land from the Duke of Burgundy. In 1366, Jean de Blaisy, his successor, was summoned to Dijon by Philippe le Hardi to strengthen the Duchy's security in the face of wandering bands, testifying to the vicissitudes suffered by the castle from its origins.

The fortifications were strengthened in the 15th century with the construction of the towers, while a chapel was added in the 16th century. The site underwent major transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries: in 1869, modernized, it preserved only its towers and its original chapel. The moat, still present, surrounded a trapezoidal platform with three distinct sets: the defensive chapel, the "great castle" of the eighteenth century, and a neo-Gothic house built in 1911.

The estate, registered with the Historic Monuments in 2019, also includes communes, a farm, gardens and hydraulic facilities feeding the Vau valley. Private property, the castle is visited during Heritage Days or by appointment. Its defensive elements (cannons, round towers, crenellated walls) recall its military past, while its agricultural spaces (potager, orchard, dovecote) illustrate its adaptation to a residential and landscaped function.

Today, Mauvilly Castle combines medieval heritage and contemporary uses, even offering guest rooms and rentals for events. Its architecture, marked by successive phases of construction, reflects the strategic and aesthetic evolutions of the Burgundy nobility, then private owners who preserved it until its recent classification.

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