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The castle of Quintigny is an ancient medieval fortress, built in the 13th century as the seat of the seigneury of Quintigny, vassal of the seigneury next to L'Étoile. Located 3 km northwest of L'Étoile and 9 km from Lons-le-Saunier, it is mentioned for the first time in writings of 1290 and 1358. The estate, with an area of 7 hectares, initially included a seigneurial house, a chapel dedicated to Saint Claude, agricultural outbuildings, as well as a vineyard, an orchard and a forest.

The chapel, flamboyant Gothic style with a warhead window, still serves today as a parish church for the village. The castle, rebuilt in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, preserves architectural elements like a vaulted portal surmounted by turrets in corbellation. The interior apartments were set up in 1739, as evidenced by the old fireplace plates, while the agricultural parts were modified in the 19th century.

Owned by several noble families, the castle passed into the hands of the Boutons (XIVth–XVth centuries), the Desprezs (XVIth century), then the Beaurepaire and Fauchier before the Revolution. Since 1987, it has been listed as a Historic Monument for its outstanding facades, roofs, chapels and interior elements. Today, the estate is a private wine-growing site, produces wines under the AOC The Star, and remains a testimony of the seigneurial and wine-growing history of Jura.

Among the notable lords, Jean de Jauche (known as Bouton) and his descendants, including Jeanne Bouton married to N. de Sainte-Croix, shaped the history of the place. In the 17th century, Joachim de Beaurepaire and Alexandre de Fauchier, Marquis de Lullin, also owned it. The chapel, enlarged to serve as a village place of worship, illustrates the close link between the castle and the local community.

The site, still in winemaking activity, combines architectural heritage and wine production. Its inscription in the Historical Monuments protects a coherent whole: seigneurial house, chapel, staircase, and common. The renovations of the 19th and 20th centuries (like the porch dated 1892) testify to its continuous adaptation to agricultural and residential uses.

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