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The Château de Corcheval, located in Beaubery in Saône-et-Loire, is a building dating from the 1st quarter of the 17th century, built on a terrace overlooking the valley of the Seed. It consists of three bodies of U-shaped buildings, flanked by circular towers and a square chapel. A door decorated with a shield to the arms of the families of Fautrières and Saint-Amour marks the entrance. The moat, partially filled in the 19th century, and the ordered gardens add to its feudal and residential character.

Mentioned from the 12th century, the castle belonged to the family of Fautrières for five centuries before passing to the Sommèvres. Reconstructed in the 17th century after destruction by the Ecorceurs and the troops of the Admiral de Coligny, he welcomed Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, a future saint linked to the Sacred Heart, who devoted himself to God in his chapel. In the 19th century, important transformations (comblement of moat, addition of one tower, enhancement of another) modernized the castle while preserving its architectural unity.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the estate has been owned by the Barons de La Chapelle family. Ranked a historic monument in 1975 for its facades and roofs, the castle remains a private residence not open to the public. Its history thus combines medieval heritage, 17th century religious renewal and subsequent architectural adaptations, reflecting the evolutions of a local nobility rooted in its territory.

The chapel, with an imperial roof, and the communes organized in U around a courtyard complete this whole. The site also illustrates the role of Burgundy castles as places of power, spirituality and seigneurial life, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era.

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