Château de la Berchère
A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel.
- Renaissance château
- 25 min from Beaune
- Hotel and restaurant
- 15th and 17th centuries
€290for a half-day wine tour from Beaune, up to 4 guests
At a glance
- Commune
- Boncourt-le-Bois · Côte-d'Or
- Style
- Moated château with a Renaissance gallery
- Heritage
- Registered historic monument
- Official website
- chateaudelaberchere.fr
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 25 min by road (22 km), €95 one way for the whole car.
Coming by train or plane? Transfers from stations and airports →
About the château
Between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the village of Boncourt-le-Bois, the Château de la Berchère sits on a moated platform with round towers and a Renaissance gallery. For nearly three centuries it was the country seat of a family of Burgundian magistrates. Today it is a hotel with 19 rooms, a pool and a park.
History
In 1245 Gui de la Berchère received the house and rights over the village as a fief from the duke. In 1463 the estate was acquired by Jean Le Goux, from Nuits-Saint-Georges, who was ennobled by Duke Charles the Bold and added de la Berchère to his name. His family rose in the law courts and the Parlement of Burgundy, and in 1634 the first president of the Parlement had the château rebuilt.
In December 1738 the estate passed to the Joly de Bévy family. It was sold as national property during the Revolution, and the family later recovered part of it. The château saw fighting during the war of 1870 and was occupied during the Second World War. The Forest-Divonne family restored it in 1905 and 1906, and the Massart family owned it from 1924 to 2015.
Architecture
The château stands on a rectangular platform surrounded on three sides by moats and reached by a two-arched bridge. The east wing has a richly decorated Renaissance gallery on the courtyard side, with a stone ceiling partly carved with coffers. The south tower keeps Gothic windows and a chapel decorated with 18th-century stucco. Its round corner towers are pierced with gun loops.
Visiting
Tips for your visit
The château is run as a hotel, with 19 rooms, a pool and a wild park where you may spot hares, deer and birds of prey. It makes a convenient base for the Côte de Nuits, two minutes from Nuits-Saint-Georges and a few minutes from the Clos de Vougeot. It also hosts events and seminars. Book through the official website.
Around here
What to combine with Château de la Berchère on the same day, nearest first.
Nuits-Saint-Georges
2 km awayVosne-Romanée
3 km awayFlagey-Échezeaux
3 km away
- Wine auction
Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Usually the second Sunday of MarchVougeot - Wine festival
Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid MarchNuits-Saint-Georges - Sport
Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid MarchNuits-Saint-Georges
Guides about Château de la Berchère
Questions
Château de la Berchère is about 25 min from Beaune by road (22 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €95 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? The château lies just 300 metres from the small Nuits-Saint-Georges airfield, known as the Aérodrome de la Berchère, so it can be reached by light aircraft as well as by road.
Sources
Château de la Berchère with a private driver
Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests