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 Castle of Torcy in the Saône-et-Loire en Saône-et-Loire

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Classique
Saône-et-Loire

Castle of Torcy in the Saône-et-Loire

    Château de Torcy
    71210 Torcy
Photo de Castle of Torcy in the Saône-et-Loire
Crédit photo : Tomeko - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
…
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIIIe siècle - 1615
Period of Torcy family
1743
Purchased by Jean Villedieu
1795
Revolutionary sale of the estate
1918
Acquisition by the Schneider family
11 juin 1991
Registration of outbuildings and park
31 août 1992
Classification of the castle
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Dependencies and their two North-West entrance buildings; Park, including two gates and half moon, bridges and the pool (see box). AL 32, 33, 35, 41, 43, 82-84, 99, 105): entry by order of 11 June 1991; Castle, including its two faience stoves (case AL 42): classification by order of 31 August 1992

Key figures

Jean Villedieu - Adviser to the Parliament of Burgundy Probable sponsor of the present castle in 1743.
Vivant-Mathias-Léonard-Raphaël Villedieu de Torcy - Son of Jean Villedieu (1729-1795) Owner during revolutionary seizure.
Antoine d'Escorailles - Former owner before 1743 Sell the seigneury to Jean Villedieu.
Famille Duport - Latest owners before 1918 Owns the estate in the 19th century.
Famille Schneider - Owner from 1918 Send the castle to Creusot-Loire.

Origin and history

The castle of Torcy, located in the eponymous town of Saône-et-Loire, is a building of the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, representative of bourgeois residential architecture of the period. Built for Jean Villedieu, adviser to the Parliament of Burgundy, it consists of a rectangular house with facades decorated with triangular frontons and an English park of 35 hectares. Its coat of arms, carved on the forebody, recalls the heritage of the Villedieu family, Counts of Torcy, whose motto Virtute ducti ("conducted by virtue") adorns the coat of arms: d The estate, seized during the Revolution, was sold in 1795 for 351,604 francs, marking the end of its association with this lineage.

The site has been listed as a Historic Monument since 31 August 1992 for its castle and its two faience stoves. It also includes outbuildings, a pool, and portals registered since 1991. The doorway building, with its arched passage with visible solitaires, and the U-shaped staircase linking the park to the house, illustrate the care taken to the landscape integration. Private property since the 19th century, the castle successively belonged to the Duport families and then Schneider (from 1918), before passing under the control of the company Creusot-Loire. Its history reflects the social and economic changes of Burgundy, from the Enlightenment to the Industrial Age.

Torcy's fief, attested since the 13th century, was held by the eponymous family until 1615, before changing hands several times. Antoine d'Escorailles was the last owner before his sale to Jean Villedieu in 1743, the probable date of the beginning of the works of the present castle. The protected elements — including the two faience stoves — highlight interior luxury, while the park, with its bridges and half moon, demonstrates a desire for harmony between architecture and nature. Today inaccessible to the public, the estate preserves nevertheless a major heritage value for the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

External links

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