Can the château of Pagny-le-Château still be visited?

The château was destroyed in 1774; only the castle chapel remains today.

What is left of the château of Pagny?

Outbuildings reworked in the 19th century, moats now overgrown with vegetation, and the listed chapel.

Why did the château disappear?

It was demolished in 1774, after surviving the wars of religion and various changes of ownership, including its purchase by Louis XIV.

Where can the chapel's original carved decoration be seen?

Part of it is now held at the Louvre and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Chapelle castrale de Pagny-le-Château

Pagny-le-Château

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Where: Pagny-le-Château

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Château de Pagny-le-Château stands in Pagny-le-Château (Côte-d'Or), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Pagny-le-Château, what remains of the château once belonging to the lords of Pagny is now limited to a castle chapel, a survivor of a set of buildings raised in the 16th century and torn down at the end of the 18th. The main residential wing had been rebuilt around 1530 for admiral Philippe Chabot, but most of the structures vanished in 1774. Visitors today find outbuildings reworked in the 19th century, wide moats overtaken by vegetation, and the chapel itself, whose carved decoration was scattered as far as the Louvre and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Written from Château des seigneurs de Pagny

What to know

The château itself no longer stands: only the castle chapel survived the 1774 demolition.
The chapel has been listed as a historic monument since a 1919 decree.
Part of the original carved furnishings is now kept at the Louvre and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, not on site.
The grounds still hold substantial moats, now overgrown with vegetation.
No information on opening hours, prices or visiting arrangements is given here.

Where this château is

Pagny-le-Château · Côte-d'Or · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00112582
Period of construction: second quarter of the 16th century

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Frequently asked

Can the château of Pagny-le-Château still be visited?: The château was destroyed in 1774; only the castle chapel remains today.
What is left of the château of Pagny?: Outbuildings reworked in the 19th century, moats now overgrown with vegetation, and the listed chapel.
Why did the château disappear?: It was demolished in 1774, after surviving the wars of religion and various changes of ownership, including its purchase by Louis XIV.
Where can the chapel's original carved decoration be seen?: Part of it is now held at the Louvre and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.