Château de Courtivron

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Le château en bref

Its earliest known lord, Odon de Saulx, dates back to 1118. In 1365 the fortified house of the Château de Courtivron was sold to Jean de Saulx, Chancellor of Burgundy, with the authorisation of Duke Philip II. Having passed through the Beaufremont, Mailly and Compasseur de Vitre families, the village was destroyed in 1641 by the army of Marshal de Grancey; the estate was raised to a marquisate in 1695. Most of the present building was rebuilt shortly before the Revolution. A textile spinning mill was set up there in the early 19th century, employing 156 people in 1856, before closing in 1892.