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  6. Digoine Castle

 Digoine Castle à Palinges en Saône-et-Loire

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Digoine Castle

    Digoine
    71430 Palinges
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Crédit photo : Eponimm - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1390
Founding marriage
1481
Decapitation of Digoine Christian
1709
Destruction of the fortress
1750-1770
Renovation by Verniquet
1825
Creation of the library
1993
Historical Monument
2012
Sale to Jean-Louis Remilleux
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Northwest corner pavilion; facades and roofs of outbuildings is, including the decoration of the neo-Gothic chapel, with the exception of classified theatre; façades and roofs of the western outbuildings (cad. AV 27, 18): entry by order of 1 December 1986; Castle and theatre in the house of the director; south terrace; the two corner towers; gap; bridge; wrought iron main gate with its main access avenue; grid of the avenue leading to the canal; garden below the terrace (potager and flowers) with the 19th century greenhouse; park and pond North (cad. AV 7, 12 to 18, 20 to 22, 27, 28, 42, 45, 46): by order of 5 July 1993

Key figures

Edme Verniquet - Architect Author of the south facade and park (18th century).
Clodion - Sculptor Author of water decorations of the nymph (XIXth century).
Pierre Luc Charles Ciceri - Decorator Designer of Italian theatre.
Jacques Offenbach - Composer Guest at the castle theatre (1851).
Sarah Bernhardt - Actress Attended the private theatre of the castle.
Jean-Louis Remilleux - Current Owner Acquirer in 2012, restorer of collections.

Origin and history

The castle of Digoine, located in Palinges in Saône-et-Loire, overlooks the left bank of the Bourbince from a light nipple. Its origins date back to 1390, after the marriage of Robert Damascus to Marie de Digoine, two towers of which remain on the north facade. The present building, built in the 18th century, is partly the work of architect Edme Verniquet (1727-1804), with a southern facade remodelled between 1750 and 1770. The castle includes neo-Gothic elements and a 35-hectare park, complemented by a 5-hectare pond and gardens labeled "Remarkable Garden" since 2005.

In the 19th century, the castle was embellished by decorations of Clodion, including water bas-reliefs in the nymphaeus, and equipped with a private theatre in Italian, decorated by Pierre Luc Charles Ciceri. This theatre, intact since its creation, welcomed figures like Jacques Offenbach and Sarah Bernhardt. The circular, troubadour-style library (circa 1825) and the Louis XIV woodwork salons testify to the refinement of the premises. The estate, successively owned by the families of Digoine, Damascus, Reclesne, Frotier de la Coste-Messelière and Moreton de Chabrillan, was protected by two stops: partial registration in 1986 and complete classification in 1993.

The history of the castle is marked by tragic episodes, such as the decapitation in 1481 of Chrétien de Digoine for his support of Marie de Bourgogne, or major transformations, such as the destruction of the old fortress in 1709 by Claude-Éléonore de Reclesne to erect the present castle. In the 20th century, Pierre de Croix and his wife Denyse du Chastel undertook an ambitious restoration. Sold in 2012 to Jean-Louis Remilleux, the venue now houses collections of ancient objects and an immersive show " 1900", attracting 14,500 visitors in 2022.

External links

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