Origin and history

The château of Gurgy-la-Ville, also called château des swallowelles, stands in the heart of the village of Gurgy-la-Ville, in the Côte-d'Or department. Its architecture is characterized by a main house organised around a closed courtyard, flanked by two round towers, one of which is equipped with a scauguette and cannon guns. These defensive elements, combined with the traces of an old drawbridge, suggest both a residential and a military vocation.

The main house, covered with a flat tile roof, consists of a square floor and a top floor illuminated by three egg-eye windows. A gallery extends the building south, connecting the two towers. The east facade, overlooking a garden and a nymph, preserves the grooves of the drawbridge arrows, showing controlled access to the building. No specific construction dates or historical events are mentioned in available sources.

The castle is referenced in the Mérimée base, dedicated to the French architectural heritage, and is one of the castles listed in the Gold Coast. His nickname, "Château des Hirondelles", is not explained in the documents consulted, but it could evoke a local particularity or a legend associated with the place. No information is provided about its historic owners or its precise use over the centuries.

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