Château de Thoste

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Château de Thoste, in Côte-d'Or, is first mentioned between 1451 and 1454 as a stronghold of Guillaume de Toute. In 1580, it was the former residence of President Frémyot, father of Saint Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot de Chantal. Described in 1588 as 'a fine château with moats, terraces, gardens and parterres', that same year it served as the first refuge of the royalist parlement. The Bishop of Châlon, Jacques Neuchère, had the chapel built and parts of the building reconstructed. In 1794, the estate was recorded as émigré property, with plans for partial demolition. The rectangular building, oriented north–south, is flanked by round corner towers on the south gable and stands on a terraced platform surrounded by dry moats, lined with masonry on the east and north; only the vaulted rooms of the outbuildings, east of the courtyard, survive from the early period. The corner pavilion with turrets, the terrace with stone balustrade and the entrance portico probably date from the 19th century. It is private property and is not open to visitors.