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Beaumont-sur-Vingeanne Castle, located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, is a classical building built in the 1st quarter of the 18th century (1723) by Abbé Claude Jolyot (1670–1762). It replaces an ancient medieval shawl, mentioned as early as 1276 under Jean de Vergy, Sénéchal de Bourgogne, then modified over the centuries. The site, strategically placed on the Vingean, was looted during the Ten Years' War (1636) before being rebuilt after the destruction.

The present castle, located on hillside, is distinguished by its plan adapted to the elevation, with a garden ground floor under the main floor. Its architecture includes a vaulted house, communes, a 6 hectare park and a vegetable garden. Materials, such as local limestone, and interior ornaments (attributed to a Parisian ornemanist) reflect the splendour of the 18th century. The estate, classified as a Historical Monument in 1948, was restored in 1936 and then from 1942.

Before the 18th century, the site was a medieval fortress with ditches, towers and drawbridge, held by noble families such as the Vergy or the Chabot. Philippe Chabot, admiral of France, named there a chaplain in 1537 for the chapel of Sainte-Catherine. The remains of the former fortifications, ruined by the scavengers (1366) and then the Gallas troops (1636), disappeared after the Ten Years' War, rendering the castle obsolete on the defensive plane.

Today, the castle belongs to a private company. Its access is via the Rue de Richebourg, at the south entrance of the village. The interior furniture, although partially modified, preserves an original arrangement combining rooms and living spaces, typical of the aristocratic residences of the time.

Historical sources also mention a pleasant garden, a vegetable garden, and commons organized around a court of honor. The ensemble, covered with flat and varnished tiles, illustrates the evolution of a medieval seigneury in a residence of pleasure of the Lights, while keeping traces of its military past.

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