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Tanyot Castle, located in Tanay, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is an 18th-century building built on the remains of an ancient medieval seigneury. In 1387, Taniot's fief, divided between the families of Avennes and Melincourt, was passed on to the Marey and Chancellor Rolin. In 1491, Marguerite, granddaughter of Rolin, inherited, but the castle suffered serious damage during the storm in 1594, leaving only the walls standing. A restoration was attested in 1643, marking a first phase of reconstruction.

Around 1745, Alexander de Moyria, lieutenant-colonel, acquired the land and erected a "modern" castle. In 1773 Pierre François Gauthier bought the estate and added commons, dated 1775 and 1776. The castle then passed to the Masson d'Autume family, which retained it without major modification since 1838. Together, including moat, outbuildings, gate and well, was listed as historical monuments in 1988.

The castle architecture is organised around a long courtyard accessible by an axial portal. The main house, to the west, has a basement floor, a raised ground floor and two floors under the roof. The commons house barns, sheds, domestic housing and a dovecote with terracotta bolts. A stone and wrought iron tank completes the whole, illustrating the autonomy of the seigneurial domains of the period.

The site retains defensive elements such as moat, although its residential function dominates in the 18th century. The facades and roofs of the outbuildings, as well as the gate with its half moon, testify to a harmonious composition, characteristic of pre-revolutionary aristocratic residences. Today, the castle remains the property of the Masson d'Autume family, preserving its original plan.

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