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  3. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
  4. Côte-d'or
  5. 21540 Mesmont

  6. Domaine de la Serrée

Domaine de la Serrée à Mesmont en Côte-d'or

Côte-dor

Domaine de la Serrée

    3 Rue de la Serrée
    21540 Mesmont
Photo de Domaine de la Serrée
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Timeline

Antiquité
Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
500
600
…
1700
1800
1900
2000
507-523
Guard of the tomb of Saint Bénigne
1774
Mention of medieval remains
1780
Transformation by Jules Rameau
19 août 2016
Registration for Historic Monuments
12 octobre 2022
Classification of gardens
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The entire chapel (Box ZE 69); The park, its outbuildings, its hydraulic network and its out-of-wall walks (cad. ZE 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 80, 82, 83; ZD 186); the facades and roofs of the mansion, the farm and its outbuildings (cf. ZE 58, 59, 60): registration by order of 19 August 2016; The complex formed by the gardens and the park, with their outbuildings, of the domain of the Serrée, located on plots No. 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 80, 82, shown in the cadastre section ZE and No. 186, shown in the cadastre section ZD, excluding buildings and courtyards situated on the parcel Section ZE No. 59, as delimited in red on the plans annexed to the decree: classification by order of 12 October 2022

Key figures

Eustade de Mesmont - Tomb keeper Charged by Bishop Gregory around 507-523.
Saint Seine - Son of the Count of Mesmont Died in 580, linked to medieval history.
Jules Rameau - Physiocrat and owner Transforms the estate in 1780.
Abbé Courtépée - Local historian Describes the remains in 1774.

Origin and history

The Château de la Serrée, located in Mesmont in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a modern building built at the end of the 18th century. In 1780, Jules Rameau, a physiocrat and parent of the famous composer, inherited the estate and transformed it deeply. He built a mansion there, developed a farm, and built terraced gardens, orchards, and vegetable cartreuses. These developments illustrate its agronomic theories, combining agricultural productivity and landscape aesthetics, with particular attention to the Sublime in the romantic valley.

The gardens, with an area of about 2 hectares, organize in stages with pools fed by a spring, caves, wash, and dovecote. They reflect both the heritage of French gardens and the romantic influence of the 19th century, with cement additions armed around 1900. The estate, fragmented in the 20th century, has modernized its interiors, while its gardens, abandoned after the 1980s, are now restored by the current owners. The chapel, the park, and its outbuildings have been listed as Historic Monuments since 2016, and the gardens have been awarded the Remarkable Garden label.

The site preserves traces of an older history, evoked by Abbé Court Sword in 1774: remains of an old medieval castle, linked to lords attested from the 6th century, like Saint Seine, son of the Count of Mesmont. These elements recall the strategic importance of the place, once disputed between the abbey of Saint-Bénigne de Dijon and the Dukes of Burgundy. Today, the estate combines architectural, historical, and recognized landscape management, with the cultivation of ancient varieties of fruit trees in its orchard.

External links

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