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The Château de Montculot, located in Urcy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an 18th-century building built on the foundations of an ancient castle. It is distinguished by its long facade bordering the departmental road, its water parts fed by local sources, and a square tower retaining 16th century mouldings. The estate includes a dovecote and commons, now partially degraded. The site, registered with the Historical Monuments in 2003, reflects an architectural evolution combining medieval heritage and embellishments of the Enlightenment.

The history of the castle is marked by several influential owners. In 1525, Jacques the Mayor was the Lord. In the 18th century, Antoine Duprat owned a house with pavilions, rebuilt in 1748 by André Le Belin. The poet Alphonse de Lamartine inherited in 1826 and undertook major restorations: improvement of the access road, construction of a presbytery and a girls' school, and donation of a bell to the commune. Forced to sell it in 1831 to buy Milly's family home, his passage left a lasting social and cultural imprint.

The architecture of the castle combines a rectangular plan on two levels, covered with a broken roof, and a wing housing an old chapel. The interiors, decorated with 18th-century marble woodwork and fireplaces, bear witness to the fascist of the era. The park, with its hydraulic elements and monumental portal, completes this classified set. Although privately owned today, the castle remains a symbol of Burgundy heritage, linked to literary figures and local history.

Historical sources point to its designation as a historic monument in 2003, covering the castle, the portal, and the grounds of the park. The site, located between two mounds of witnesses near the Motte hill, illustrates the adaptation of seigneurial residences to the tastes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Its present state, with communes in poor condition, recalls the challenges of preserving rural heritage.

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