Château de Bazoches

Château de Bazoches
Château de Bazoches
Coordinates 47°22′51″N 3°47′42″E / 47.38083°N 3.79500°E / 47.38083; 3.79500Coordinates: 47°22′51″N 3°47′42″E / 47.38083°N 3.79500°E / 47.38083; 3.79500
Built 12th and 17th century
Original use Castle
Current use Private residence. Open to the public.
Owner Sigalas family
Website www.chateau-bazoches.com
Designated 1994
Location of Château de Bazoches in France

The Château de Bazoches is a château in the Burgundy region of France.[1][2]

It is located at Bazoches, 84km from Autun in Burgundy.[3] The mediaeval château] has a trapezoidal layout, four towers and a keep surrounding an inner courtyard.[1]

The castle was built by Jean de Bazoches in 1180, on the site of an old Roman post. It has had twenty owners since, including from 1675 the Bazoches, Chastellux, Montmorillon and la Perrière families.[1]

Today it is private property, and classified as a listed Historic building.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Château de Bazoches Homepage.
  2. ↑ Château de Bazoches
  3. ↑ Château de Bazoches
  4. ↑ Monuments historiques, at the ministère français de la Culture.

See also

List of castles in France


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