When was Courbouzon Castle built ?

The castle was rebuilt around 1730, with its interior decoration refurbished in the Louis XVI style in the years that followed.

What architectural style does this castle display ?

It is a residence with a regular plan and an L-shaped main building arranged around a courtyard of honour with a monumental gateway.

What exactly does the historic designation protect ?

The listing covers the entire main building and its decorations, the facades and roofs of the outbuildings, the garden terraces, and the boundary walls and gateways.

Château de Courbouzon

Courbouzon Castle

Courbouzon

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Courbouzon

To make a day of it

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Château de Courbouzon stands in Courbouzon (Jura), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second quarter of the 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Courbouzon Castle, built around 1730 in the Jura region, is a residence of regular plan whose interior was refurbished in the Louis XVI style. Its architecture follows an L-shaped layout around a courtyard of honour, distinguished by a monumental gateway and interior decorations in marble and wood panelling. The entire estate, including outbuildings and garden terraces, remains largely intact.

What to know

The monument has been listed as a historic site since 2004, a protection extending to the main building, outbuildings, garden terraces and boundary walls.
No opening hours or admission fees are available : we recommend contacting Courbouzon town hall before visiting.
The interior features Louis XVI decorative elements, including marble fireplaces and wood-panelled rooms, resulting from renovation work carried out after the initial reconstruction.

Where this château is

Courbouzon · Jura · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Address

Courbouzon, Jura

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA39000061
Period of construction: second quarter of the 18th century

Frequently asked

When was Courbouzon Castle built ?: The castle was rebuilt around 1730, with its interior decoration refurbished in the Louis XVI style in the years that followed.
What architectural style does this castle display ?: It is a residence with a regular plan and an L-shaped main building arranged around a courtyard of honour with a monumental gateway.
What exactly does the historic designation protect ?: The listing covers the entire main building and its decorations, the facades and roofs of the outbuildings, the garden terraces, and the boundary walls and gateways.