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Brinon-sur-Beuvron Castle is located on a 50-metre side platform, lined with water ditches, in the location of an old strong house. Accessible by a bridge leading to the former lower yard, today it remains only its four towers and its housing body in L, testifying to its transformations between the 15th and 18th centuries. Its architecture reflects an evolution between medieval defense and seigneurial residence, typical of Burgundy castles.

In the 18th century, the castle houses Louis de Jaucourt, who wrote part of the Encyclopaedia or Dictionary of Science, Arts and Crafts. This fact marks its inscription in French intellectual history. The monument has been partially protected since 1983: its facades, roofs, two isolated towers and moat are classified as historical monuments.

Located north of the village of Brinon-sur-Beuvron, in the Nièvre department, the castle illustrates the castral heritage of Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its strategic location, at the outlet of the Beuvron Valley, underscores its historic role of territorial control. Today, private property, it retains a major heritage value, although its access to the public is not specified in available sources.

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