When was Château d'Orbigny built?

The building dates from the nineteenth century. No château appears on Cassini's eighteenth-century map, but the structure is clearly documented in the 1838 cadastral survey.

Can you visit the château?

No. Château d'Orbigny remains private property closed to the public. Its architecture can only be viewed from surrounding public paths.

What is protected as a historical monument?

The entire estate is listed: the park with its walls, the façades and roofing of the château and outbuildings, the dovecote, communs, viewing tower, and hydraulic system.

Château d'Orbigny

Orbigny Castle

Pontaubert

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Pontaubert

To make a day of it

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Château d'Orbigny stands in Pontaubert (Yonne), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Château d'Orbigny, built in the nineteenth century, stands east of Pontaubert overlooking the Cousin valley. Its architecture follows neoclassical forms: a main building with two regularly fenestrated storeys, accompanied by a lateral wing. The entire ensemble, listed as a historical monument, includes an enclosed park, outbuildings, a dovecote, and a viewing tower overlooking the river. The building did not exist when Cassini's map was drawn, but was already recorded in detail on the 1838 cadastral survey.

What to know

The château and its estate are protected as historical monuments: the façades, roofing, park with its boundary walls, outbuildings, dovecote, and hydraulic system all benefit from this designation.
The property extends across several parcels at Orbigny, a hamlet of Pontaubert, accessed via the chemin de la Vigne blanche.
A separate viewing tower offers perspectives over the Cousin valley and the Templiers mill below.
The site does not currently receive visitors: it remains a private property whose architecture can only be admired from the surrounding public paths.

Where this château is

Pontaubert · Yonne · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Address

89200 Pontaubert

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA89000075
Period of construction: 19th century

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Frequently asked

When was Château d'Orbigny built?: The building dates from the nineteenth century. No château appears on Cassini's eighteenth-century map, but the structure is clearly documented in the 1838 cadastral survey.
Can you visit the château?: No. Château d'Orbigny remains private property closed to the public. Its architecture can only be viewed from surrounding public paths.
What is protected as a historical monument?: The entire estate is listed: the park with its walls, the façades and roofing of the château and outbuildings, the dovecote, communs, viewing tower, and hydraulic system.