Establishment of the field vers 1769 (≈ 1769)
Initial creation of the Domaine du Vernay.
1828-1831
Expansion of the domain
Expansion of the domain 1828-1831 (≈ 1830)
First phase of major expansion.
1871-1875
Additional transformations
Additional transformations 1871-1875 (≈ 1873)
Late architectural changes.
30 octobre 2002
Press protection
Press protection 30 octobre 2002 (≈ 2002)
Registration MH of press (repealed afterwards).
1er juillet 2013
Repeal of protection
Repeal of protection 1er juillet 2013 (≈ 2013)
End of press classification.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The decree of 30 October 2002 listing the historical monuments of the winepress of the Domaine du Vernay and the appentis in which it is housed (cad. A 582) is repealed by order of 1 July 2013
Key figures
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The source text does not mention any historical actors.
Origin and history
The Domaine du Vernay, located in Mazille (Saône-et-Loire), was built around 1769 in a typical architectural style from the 3rd quarter of the 18th century. It consists of a main house body, a shed housing an 18th century press, as well as other outbuildings such as a soda, a bread oven, and a dovecote. These elements reflect an agricultural and residential organization typical of the major rural areas of the time.
Between 1828 and 1831, the estate was expanded and transformed again between 1871 and 1875, illustrating its evolution over the course of needs and lifestyles. Among its particular features is a historic press originally protected by a 2002 order before this protection was repealed in 2013. Today, the estate belongs to a private company and retains tangible traces of its agricultural and seigneurial past.
The auxiliary buildings, such as the laundry, the henhouse or the well, complete this set and testify to a common domestic autonomy in the rural Burgundy properties of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The location in Mazille, near Mâcon, also suggests a link with the wine and cereal activities of the region, although the source text does not specify their exact role in the history of the estate.
