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Château d'Éguilly

France · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Éguilly
Coordinates
47.30333°, 4.50417°
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Château d'Éguilly in France
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Description

The Château d'Éguilly is a castle in the commune of Éguilly in the Côte-d'Or département of France, close to the A6 autoroute. Originating from the 12th century, it is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Constructed on the site of a Gallo-Roman castle (a Roman road still crosses the present castle courtyard), the 12th century strongpoint with solid ramparts was gradually altered towards the 15th century to be used as a residence for an archbishop. The courtyard has a Renaissance well and the stables are 17th century.

In 1983, Roger Aubry, a former art dealer, and his wife Françoise bought the abandoned castle. Now restored, it has become an international centre for modern and contemporary art, where more than 200 works are shown in a 700 m2 exhibition space. A selection of world artists is presented here, and conferences, concerts or temporary exhibitions are also regularly organized on the site.

Text adapted from “Château d'Éguilly” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château d'Éguilly ranks #5,798 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #516 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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