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Minot Castle en Côte-d'or

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Renaissance
Côte-dor

Minot Castle

    Le Bourg
    21510 Minot
Château de Minot
Château de Minot
Château de Minot
Château de Minot
Crédit photo : Claude PIARD - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1109
First written trace
1474-1477
Destruction of the primitive castle
XVe siècle
Reconstruction by the Vaudreys
1660-1661
Construction of the current castle
1694
Partial destruction
1992
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle, excluding East Wing; East tower; chapel; dependencies of the eighteenth century; gate and entrance gates; gardens of boxwood and charmilles (cad. A 16, 17): entry by order of 12 November 1992

Key figures

Eudes de Savoisy - Lord of Minot (XIVth century) Has the *tour of the mountain* in 1372.
Jean de Chauffour - Lord of Echalot Acquire the site in 1421.
Marie de Longueval - Sponsor (17th century) Rebuilt the castle around 1660-1661.
Famille Vaudrey - Reconstructors (15th century) Edit the castle after 1477.
Famille Mairetet - Owners (post-1694) Add commons after partial destruction.

Origin and history

The castle of Minot finds its origins in a stronghold attested as early as 1109, mentioned in archives as dependent on the church of Saint-Pierre de Minot. In 1372, Eudes de Savoisy, the local lord, owned a barn and a house under the tower of the mountain, ceded in 1421 to Jean de Chauffour. The 11th century primitive castle, called the Motte du Vaux, was destroyed between 1474 and 1477 during the conflicts between Charles le Témeraire and the royal troops. These events mark the end of the site's first medieval fortress.

Reconstructed in the 15th century by the Vaudrey family, the castle underwent a new phase of major transformation around 1660-1661, when Marie de Longueval erected the present building. However, it retains two circular towers and a steeple from the previous building. In 1694, partial destruction left only these elements, then bought by the Mairetets, which added commons. The entrance pavilion of the drawbridge disappeared in 1809, while the remaining remains were listed in the Historical Monuments in 1992.

The current architecture combines a rectangular platform with dry ditches (except east) and a main building flanked by two round cannon towers. There is a chapel on the ground floor, while a rectangular turret with murderers protects the enclosed garden. The lower courtyard preserves traces of the tower of the Mount, ancient medieval fortress. The 18th century outbuildings, the entrance gate and the boxyards complete this complex, today private property and not open to the visit.

The site illustrates the evolution of defensive techniques, from a medieval castral mott to a classical seigneurial residence. Dry ditches, cannons and murderers testify to its strategic role, while the 17th and 18th century transformations reflect adaptation to residential uses. The partial inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1992 underscores its heritage value, despite the successive destructions.

Furniture and interiors, not accessible to the public, remain unknown. The available sources (Wikipedia, Merimée base) confirm its status as a protected monument, while indicating inaccuracies on certain dates (such as the destruction of 1694 or the destruction of the pavilion in 1809), marked as requiring additional references. The castle remains a characteristic example of Burgundian castral heritage, mixing medieval heritage and classicism.

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