Château de Saint-Rémy

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The Château de Saint-Rémy, a former dependency of Fontenay Abbey, stands below the village, on the opposite bank of the Brenne and the Burgundy Canal. In 1234, Duke Hugh IV granted Fontenay Abbey rights of justice over Saint-Rémy; the abbey bought the land surrounding the local mill between 1236 and 1239, and its possessions at Saint-Rémy and Blaisey were confirmed in 1461. Major works were carried out in 1540 by Jacques de Jaucourt, the last regular abbot, who had the lodging of the commendatory abbots built. Still in good condition in 1774, the estate was sold as national property in 1795 and converted to agricultural use, before being restored in the early 20th century. It features a rectangular platform surrounded by water-filled moats, a 17th-century gate tower, a Gothic main building, two barns, a hexagonal turret dated 1543 and 1611, and a circular dovecote. The façades, roofs, outbuildings, gallery and chapel have been registered as Monuments historiques since 25 October 1971.