Château de Mercey
Mercey Castle
Montbellet
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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Montbellet
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Château de Mercey stands in Montbellet (Saône-et-Loire), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
The château de Mercey stands in a hamlet of Montbellet, in Saône-et-Loire, beside the Gravaise stream. Its rectangular main building is flanked by two round towers surviving from an earlier fortified house, along with two later pavilions, the whole reflected in a pool facing the eastern front. The property is not open to visitors and can only be viewed from outside.
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What to know
- The château is a private property still inhabited by the Le Grand de Mercey family and cannot be visited inside.
- Only the facades and the ornamental pool can be seen from outside the grounds.
- There are no opening hours or admission fees since the site does not receive visitors.
- The building stands in a hamlet of Montbellet, reachable by road.
Where this château is
Montbellet · Saône-et-Loire · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Address
857 Mercey, 71260 Montbellet
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Itineraries
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit the château de Mercey?
- No, it still belongs to the Le Grand de Mercey family and remains closed to the public.
- Where is the château de Mercey located?
- It stands in a hamlet of the commune of Montbellet, in Saône-et-Loire, near the Gravaise stream.
- Since when has the Le Grand de Mercey family owned the château?
- Since 1808, when Baron Charles-Étienne Le Grand de Mercey purchased the estate.
- What remains of the earlier fortified house?
- Two round towers at the western corners of the present building date back to the earlier medieval structure.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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