Château de Sainte-Sabine

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The Château de Sainte-Sabine, in Côte-d'Or, is first documented in 1461. It belonged to Alexandre de Saulx in 1562, then to the Messey family from 1578, who undertook a major reconstruction in 1625; only the north-west and south-west pavilions framing the entrance gateway seem to date from this earlier period. Pierre Parisot inherited the estate in 1717 and had the north wing built. Patrice Wale, counsellor to the king, bought it from Jean Parisot in 1768; Nicolas-Guillaume Basire acquired it on 14 September 1796, followed by Pierre Rocault in 1798, who filled in the moats, removed the drawbridge and walled up the arrowslits. Jean-Baptiste Rocault demolished the dovecote in 1831; around 1850, his grandson rebuilt the château 'in the modern style' of the time. A quadrilateral surrounded by moats and flanked by bastioned corner towers, with basements, a ground floor and upper floors, the château was altered in the 17th century and given a semi-hexagonal tower, complemented by a Neo-Renaissance building forming the north side of the inner courtyard. An orangery-style dining room was added in 1990. Recently restored, the château has now been converted into a hotel.