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Origin and history

Coulon Castle, located in Mouron-sur-Yonne in Nièvre, was rebuilt in 1546 by the Montsaulin family on the foundations of a medieval fortress. A gothic inscription dated this year, found in the foundations of a tower now gone, attests to its reconstruction by a young family member. The building adopts a "U" plan with corner towers and retains traces of its defensive system (fossed, remains of drawbridge).

In the 16th century, the castle became a high place of Calvinism after its acquisition by the Huguenote family of Blosset, through the marriage of Ravan de Blosset with Marie Tixier, lady of Coulon. He was one of the most influential Protestant homes in the region. The mutilated armories above the gate and the architectural devices (towers, house bodies) reflect this troubled period, marked by the wars of Religion.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the castle underwent reshuffles and changes of owners by marriage alliances. In the 18th century, he passed to Claude Étignard de La Faulotte de Neuilly, secretary of the king to the Parliament of Grenoble, who added elements such as a press of 1776. The estate, including commons, dovecote and park, was listed as historic monuments in 2002, while the former Command Hall was listed in 2003. Today, he belongs to Sancy's family.

The architecture combines medieval heritage (fossed, remains of walls) and Renaissance (windows, carved decorations). 19th-century sources, such as Baudial (1867), describe a manor surrounded by seigneurial symbols (carcan, post of justice), recalling the feudal rights exercised by its owners. The inscriptions and the press reflect the social and economic developments of the estate over five centuries.

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