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The strong house of Agencourt, located in the eponymous village of Côte-d'Or, finds its origins in the 13th century as the center of the local seigneury. Rebuilt around 1650, it evolved from a medieval fortress with ditches, towers and a drawbridge to a hunting relay in the 17th century. The current remains include a round tower, early seventeenth-century buildings, and a stable of 1643, listed as historical monuments in 1991 for its characteristic vaults and columns.

Over the centuries, the seigneury of Agencourt changed hands: owned by the family of Vichy in the 15th century, then by the Saint Martin until 1705, it then passed to the Marquis of Spada by marriage in 1710. Subsequent owners include the Pelletier families of Cléry, Du Plessis, and Desormes-Duplessis until the Revolution. The site, transformed into a novitiate in the 19th century and then into a rural family home in the 20th century, preserves defensive elements like a vaulted cellar pierced with cannon trees, witness to its medieval past.

The castle consists of a platform surrounded by ditches, closed by buildings to the southeast and opened on a lower courtyard to the east. Recent restorations (2000s) have allowed for the clearing of moats and the consolidation of structures using traditional materials (stone, oak). An extension of 510 m2 was added between 2009 and 2014, while preserving historical elements such as a 1607 hammered coat of arms and towers plunged into ditches.

The 17th century stable, classified as a historical monument, illustrates the utilitarian architecture of the era with its steep vaults supported by columns. The site, now privately owned, has housed a rural school since 1947, which became a mixed school in 1993. Its history reflects the successive transformations of a seigneurial building into a place dedicated to education and preservation of local heritage.

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