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The castle of Entre-Deux-Monts, located in Nuits-Saint-Georges (Côte-d'Or), was built in the 17th century on medieval foundations of the 11th or 12th century, remains of a castle linked to the lord of Vergy. Finished in 1654 for Bernard Barbier in Entre-Deux-Monts, he then passed to the Barbier family in Reulle, and was restored in 1975 by the Postansque. Its lateral wings and chapel of Sainte-Gertrude date partly from the 16th century, while the moat and two square towers (pigeon and chapel) are the only remains of the 11th century.

The estate, organized in H-shaped, includes a lower courtyard with commons, a terrace surrounded by moat, and a park decorated with statues, winner of the 2010 Regional Heritage Prize. The castle, modernized in the 18th and 19th centuries (French ceilings, cooler, orangery), was the seat of the Old French Houses in the 2000s. Its architecture combines defensive elements (murder, moat) and residential elements (apartments, staircase ramp on ramp), reflecting its evolution from a medieval castle to a noble home.

Ranked a historic monument in 2008, the site includes the castle, its wings, ditches, farm, wood, vegetable garden with its eighteenth century basin, and orchard. The park, originally in French (1733), then redesigned in English in the 19th century, retains a gardener statue and a cooler. The outbuildings, such as the vaulted stable or barn, bear witness to its historical agricultural role, while the chapel, equipped with a neoclassical altar-table, illustrates its religious anchor.

The castle changed hands several times: sold in 1856 by the Barbier de Reulle to Louis Rocaut, then acquired in 1939 by the Postansque family, still owner today. In 1870, Colonel Bourras stationed there with his army during the Franco-Prussian war. The restorations of 1975 (roofs, foundations) saved the domain of ruin, after two centuries without major maintenance.

The historical sources highlight its link with the Dukes of Burgundy (XI century) and the monks of Cîteaux (XIII century), who exploited the site as a barn (farm). The Menessaire, local lords, built wings there around 1540 before Bernard Barbier, chief of accounts at Dijon, completed the main body in 1654. The ensemble, typical of Louis XIII architecture, replaces a previous castle burned, according to oral tradition.

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