How old is the château de Marcilly?

It was built in the mid fifteenth century, then altered and rebuilt in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Is the château de Marcilly a listed historic monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 1996, which protects the château, its outbuildings and its chapel.

Can visitors tour the inside of the château de Marcilly?

There is no verified information confirming whether the interior can be visited.

Where is the château de Marcilly located?

It stands in the hamlet of Marcilly, in the commune of Cervon in the Nièvre department, about six kilometres south of Corbigny.

Château de Marcilly

Marcilly Castle

Cervon

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Cervon

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Château de Marcilly stands in Cervon (Nièvre), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 18th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In the hamlet of Marcilly, in the commune of Cervon in the Nièvre department, this fifteenth century château stands on a promontory in the Morvan hills overlooking a former ford on the Yonne river. Built in the mid 1400s by a Spanish nobleman, it has kept its fortress layout with corner towers, dry moat and a fixed bridge, despite alterations carried out in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The château also holds mementoes connected to Marshal Vauban, whose descendant married into the family that once owned the estate.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1996, covering the main building, outbuildings and chapel.
Access from Cervon is via a long avenue of century-old trees leading to an iron gate and then the inner courtyard.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees or accessibility.
The site lies in the Morvan hills, a few kilometres from Corbigny, just off the road linking Clamecy and Luzy.

Where this château is

Cervon · Nièvre · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Address

58800 Cervon

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA58000001
Period of construction: 15th century, 18th century, 19th century

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Frequently asked

How old is the château de Marcilly?: It was built in the mid fifteenth century, then altered and rebuilt in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Is the château de Marcilly a listed historic monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 1996, which protects the château, its outbuildings and its chapel.
Can visitors tour the inside of the château de Marcilly?: There is no verified information confirming whether the interior can be visited.
Where is the château de Marcilly located?: It stands in the hamlet of Marcilly, in the commune of Cervon in the Nièvre department, about six kilometres south of Corbigny.
What is the château's connection to Vauban?: The château holds mementoes of Marshal Vauban, whose descendant married into the family that owned the estate.