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Origin and history

The Château d'Oisilly is located in the municipality of the same name, in Côte-d'Or, within the region Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It is located at the southern exit of the village, between the canal and the 112m departmental road. This site is marked by a complex seigneurial history, with three distinct fiefs (Chamblan, Montarean and Ozilly) mentioned since the 7th century as outbuildings of the abbey Saint-Pierre de Bèze, founded in 628 by Amalgaire d'Arenberg. These seigneuries, placed under the authority of the bishopric of Langres, each owned a castle, destroyed in the seventeenth century by the troops of Matthias Gallas, leading to the unification of the territories.

The present castle, built in the 18th century, replaces the old fortresses. Its dependencies, with the exception of the dovecote and orangery (contemporaries of its construction), date for the most part after 1838. The left wing, devastated by a fire in 1864, was rebuilt in the same way shortly after. The "U" architecture frames a square courtyard opened by a wrought iron gate, with an adorned well and characteristic broken roofs.

Common includes a cylindrical dovecote and isolated orangery, accompanied by a greenhouse. This castle illustrates the evolution of seigneurial residences in Burgundy, moving from medieval fortresses to pleasant residences of the Enlightenment, while preserving utilitarian elements such as the well and agricultural buildings. Its history reflects the political and military upheavals of the region, including the destructions of the seventeenth century and subsequent reconstructions.

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