Château de Bazoches

Château de Bazoches
Château de Bazoches
	Château de Bazoches
Location	Bazoches Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nearest city	Autun
Coordinates	47°22′51″N 3°47′42″E / 47.38083°N 3.79500°E
Founder	Jean de Saillenay
Built	12th and 17th century
Original use	Castle
Rebuilt	1675
Current use	Private residence. Open to the public.
Owner	Sigalas family
Website	www.chateau-bazoches.com
Monument historique
Designated	1994
	Location of Château de Bazoches in France

The Château de Bazoches is located in Bazoches, the modern region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, historically part of the Burgundy region of France.^[1]^[2]

History

The original castle was built by Jean de Saillenay in 1180, on the site of a Roman outpost guarding the road between Autun and the administrative centre of Gallia Lugdunensis, now Sens. The design was a standard trapezoidal layout, with four towers and a keep surrounding an inner courtyard, upgraded in the 14th century.^[3]

It was sold to Jean de Bazoches in 1284 and successively owned by the Chastellux, Montmorillon and La Perrière families. In 1570, Jacques Le Prestre de Vauban acquired it when he married Françoise de la Perrière, an illegitimate daughter of the Count de Bazoches.^[4]

In 1675, Jacques Le Prestre's grandson, the military engineer Vauban, purchased the property from his cousin with money awarded by Louis XIV for his role in the capture of Maastricht in 1673, and it was extensively upgraded.^[5]

Today it is private property and classified as a listed Historic building.^[6]