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Origin and history

The Château de l'Arvolot stands on the town of Boyer, in Saône-et-Loire, on a terrace overlooking the Saône. Its current L-shaped architecture results from a main body supplemented by a wing in return for square. The facades, adorned with bandages and an entanglement concealing flat roofs, reflect classical influences. A rectangular building, with slightly taluted walls, presents a door in the middle of a hanger framed by rustic bosses, surmounted by a marteled ecclesiastical coat of arms and a brace.

Originally, the estate belonged to the Saint Vincent chapter of Chalon. At the end of the 16th century he was alienated to the family of Grenelle de Pymont, then transmitted by marriage to Jean-Baptiste Larme in 1666. In 1719 Antoine Chapuys, de Tournus, became its owner. The castle underwent major transformations in 1810, followed in 1842 by the construction of a house in return to square under the impulse of Baron Ducret de Lange. A chapel, whose bell tower was built in an old round tower, was added in 1869. Since 1900, the estate belongs to the family of La Forest Divonne.

The castle, still privately owned, is not visited. Its history combines ecclesiastical heritage, family transmissions and architectural changes reflecting successive periods, from the 16th to the 19th century. Defensive elements, such as the breche, recall its medieval past, while the additions of the 19th century illustrate its adaptation to the tastes of the era.

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