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The Château de Vantoux, located south of the hamlet of Vantoux on the town of Messigny-et-Vantoux in Côte-d'Or, is an 18th century building. It was rebuilt between 1699 and 1704 by Jean de Berbisey, the first president of the parliament of Dijon, on the remains of an ancient fortress dating from the 13th century. This castle, surrounded by ditches and a wooded park, preserves the footprint of eight peripheral rectangular turrets, inherited from its medieval structure.

Originally, the estate belonged to the Saix family from the 13th century. In 1748, Jean de Berbisey, without descendants, bequeathed the castle and his hotel in Dijon to be the first president of the Parliament of Dijon, in order to support the dignity of this office. After Charles de Brosses died in 1777, the castle was sealed. Its massive and structured architecture is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart for design, while Jacques-Gabriel or Martin de Noinville would have supervised its construction.

The castle is classified as a historic monument in two stages: first in 1944 for the main building, its honorary courtyard, its ditches and its park, and then in 1945 for its commons. Today, there remains a private property, owned by Countess Xavier de Saint-Seine. The site also preserves the traces of a large courtyard and a large park, visible on the cadastral planes.

The hamlet of Vantoux, located north of Dijon, is strongly marked by the presence of the castle, which structure the spatial organization. This monument illustrates both the medieval seigneurial heritage and the architectural transformations of the eighteenth century, reflecting the power and prestige of the Dijon parliamentarians of the Old Regime.

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