Registration for historical monuments 29 octobre 1990 (≈ 1990)
Official protection of the castle by order.
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Château de Montrifaud (cad. BE 32): inscription by order of 29 October 1990
Origin and history
The Château de Montrifaud is a building located in the municipality of Issy-l'Évêque, in Saône-et-Loire, in the heart of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. This monument, whose detailed history is not specified in the available sources, is now the property of the municipality. Its designation as historic monuments, effective since 29 October 1990, reflects its local and regional heritage importance.
The castle, whose architecture and exact origins are not described in the documents consulted, is part of a territory marked by rural and seigneurial history. In Burgundy-Franche-Comté, castles have often played a central role in the social and economic organization of municipalities, serving as noble residences, administrative centres or symbols of power. In Issy-l'Évêque, as in many Burgundy localities, these buildings reflect the historical dynamics associated with feudality, and then with the evolution of communal structures after the Revolution.
