Construction of the castle 3e quart XIXe siècle (≈ 1962)
Construction period identified by Monumentum.
19 mars 1992
Classification and registration
Classification and registration 19 mars 1992 (≈ 1992)
Official protection of buildings and park.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Castle; external walls of the communes and their frescoes (cad. C 17, 18): by order of 19 March 1992; Roofing of the commons; Park C 1-8, 12-17, 19, 20): entry by order of 19 March 1992
Key figures
Claude Anthelme Benoist - Owner
Architect or responsible for the work mentioned.
Origin and history
The Château du Brouchy is an emblematic building of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, located in the commune of Champagnat, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. This castle, representative of bourgeois architecture of its time, is distinguished by its murals and landscaped park, elements protected by historical monuments. Its registration and classification, official since 19 March 1992, cover both the main building, the communes, and part of the exterior spaces, demonstrating its heritage importance.
The design of the castle is attributed to Claude Anthelme Benoist, the architect identified in the archives. The legal protections specifically concern the roofs of the communes, the exterior walls decorated with frescoes, as well as the surrounding park, bounded by precise cadastral plots (C 1 to 8, 12 to 17, 19, 20). These provisions reflect a desire to preserve the architectural and landscape integrity of the site, characteristic of the heritage approaches undertaken in Burgundy-Franche-Comté since the 1990s.
Located at the 500 Route d'Arbuans, the castle is part of a territory marked by a rural and wine-growing history, Saône-et-Loire being renowned for its vineyards and castral heritage. Although the sources do not specify its current use (visits, accommodation, events), its status as a historical monument makes it a potentially open place for cultural or tourist projects, in the continuity of the castles of the region listed among the protected monuments of the department.
