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The Château des Tourelles, in Chevigny-en-Valière (Côte-d'Or), originated around 1630 as a first winegrowers' house on a 30-hectare wine estate. It became an aristocratic residence in 1766, when the Marquis Cérise-François Melchior de Vogué settled there through marriage. In the 19th century, Louis Brossard, an arts-loving patron connected to Baron Haussmann, hosted lavish receptions there until 1904. The residence retains a double-revolution staircase known as the 'Chambord' staircase and owes its fame, under the Second Empire, to its Italian-style theatre with a Carrara marble staircase, a faithful copy of the one in the Opéra Garnier, created with the involvement of the architect Charles Garnier. Stéphane Sésé acquired the property in 2020 and is actively undertaking its restoration in order to restore its splendour as a prominent venue of 19th-century social life.