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The Château de Verrey, in Verrey-sous-Salmaise (Côte-d'Or), succeeds a fortified structure attested as early as 1027. Through successive marriages the property passed to Jean de Ruffey (1372), Rolin de Bournonville (1450) and then to André Bizouard, through his wife Anne d'Anchemont (1683); in 1683 the château had a drawbridge and a fixed bridge, was surrounded by moats and enclosed by walls. In 1769, Guillaume de Thésut had the building reconstructed with a castle chapel and installed a rich library and an archaeological collection there. Confiscated during the Revolution, it then passed through several private owners. The long main façade is crowned by a pediment carved with allegories of Justice, with French formal gardens at the rear. Listed as a Monument historique by decree of 13 March 1944. A second 17th-century château in the same village has now been converted into a farm.