Chevigny Castle

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Le château en bref

Chevigny Castle is located in the commune of Chevigny, in the Jura, not to be confused with the homonymous castle of Millery, in Côte-d'Or. In 1256, it was among the fiefs of Jean de Chalon l'Antique. At the beginning of the 14th century, the Chalons formed an alliance with the Cicon family; the castle then passed by marriage to the Champdivers family in the 15th century, and then to the Montfort family in the 16th century. In 1624, Charles de Montfort sold it to Léonel Laborey de Salans, whose family made it their residence for more than a century. Deemed impregnable by the soldiers of the Prince de Condé in 1636, it saw a succession of owners in the 19th century. A substantial fortress with a polygonal enclosure flanked by towers and surrounded by moats, whose layout dates back to the 13th century, only ruined remnants survive, some of which have been converted into stables and agricultural buildings.