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Origin and history

The Château de Trélague, located on a ridge overlooking a pond in La Tagnière (Saône-et-Loire), takes its name from the three ponds (tres laci) that still surrounded it in the 19th century: Trélague, des Cloux and du Tabou. The medieval building remains a square dungeon flanked by two round towers, one of which houses a spiral staircase. A body of Renaissance houses, composed of two wings on two levels, completes the whole. The interior elements (painted woodworks, French ceilings, fireplaces) and the roofs of tiled and wooded tiles testify to its architectural evolution.

At the beginning of the 20th century, works transformed the castle: reconstruction of the honorary staircase, addition of 16th century panelling in the large living room, modification of the bays and elevation of the attic. These restorations are inspired by the castles of the Renaissance. The park, designed by landscape architect Édouard André, is open to the public, while certain elements (donjon, Renaissance well, woodwork in the small living room) have been classified as historical monuments since 1986.

The history of the castle is linked to several noble families. Around 1399, Pierre Dean, adviser to the Duke of Burgundy, had the dungeon built, perhaps with the same masters of work as his castle of Montcenis. In 1614, Bénigne Dean, lord of Trélague, closed his court to avoid paying the right to watch and guard. In the 20th century, Camille Roche de La Rigodière, owner in 1911, undertook restorations before founding the Lyon Society of Artificial Silk. The estate then passes to Charles de Blois.

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