Noslon

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Le château en bref

Noslon, or the Château de Noslon, also spelled Nolon, is the former country residence of the archbishops of Sens. Located a few kilometres north of the town, this seigniorial residence lies in the commune of Cuy (Yonne). In the medieval period, the archbishops of Sens acquired the property, on which stood a ‘château’ that was fortified during the troubled period of the Hundred Years' War. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the château, ‘being in ruin and decay’, was partly demolished and rebuilt to two-thirds. Its final completion, in the 1750s and 1760s, is due to Paul d'Albert de Luynes, who made it his usual place of residence. Within the estate, the archbishop also had a large farm building constructed to replace the former outbuildings. Having become national property during the Revolution, the estate was broken up and the château demolished. Today, only the farm building survives. This specialised agricultural holding, owned by the Lorne family, is known as the Vergers de Noslon.