--- title: "Château d’Écutigny: History and Architecture" description: "Moated house rebuilt from 1632 on a 15th-century castle, with a listed avenue and stone bridge. Seen from the road only, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ecutigny lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-d-ecutigny.png --- # Château d’Écutigny > Château d’Écutigny: a moated 17th-century château on medieval foundations, reached by a listed tree-lined avenue. Château d’Écutigny is in Écutigny (Côte-d'Or), 26 min by road (23 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 15th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château d'Écutigny stands at the northern edge of the small village of Écutigny, west of Bligny-sur-Ouche. An avenue and a stone bridge lead to a moated house rebuilt in the 17th century on the site of a 15th-century castle. It is a private home, and its grand salon is a classified historic monument. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 18 km west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.0865, 4.6220 - 26 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 15th and 17th centuries - Commune: Écutigny · Côte-d'Or - Style: Moated château rebuilt in the 17th century - Heritage: Listed historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 26 min · 23 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 26 min by road (23 km), €100 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History The site has a long history. A castle mound was raised here in the 12th century, on the site of a Gallo-Roman settlement. By 1450 a fortified castle stood on the spot, and a tower and a turret holding a spiral staircase still survive from it. These medieval remains were kept when the castle was rebuilt as a more comfortable home. The rebuilding began in the 17th century, as two stones dated 1632 and 1646 still show, and the decoration of the interiors went on into the 18th. In 1992 the main house, the outbuildings, the 18th-century entrance pillars, the moats and their bridges, the forecourt and the avenue were listed. The grand salon was classified in 1994, a higher level of protection. ## Architecture The château is surrounded by moats crossed by bridges, with a stone bridge at the entrance framed by two 18th-century pillars. The house has a barrel-vaulted basement and a well inside, under the front steps. A round dovecote stands among the outbuildings. Nearby, the village has a 19th-century wash-house of the impluvium type and the remains of a lime kiln. ## Visiting The château is a private home and is not open for regular visits. You can see the avenue, the entrance pillars and the moated house from the road on the northern edge of the village. It is a quiet detour in the hills west of Bligny-sur-Ouche, easily combined with Lusigny. ## Did you know? Two carved stones on the château carry the dates 1632 and 1646, marking the years when the medieval castle was being rebuilt as a residence. ## Around Château d’Écutigny What to combine with Château d’Écutigny on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-romain) (12 km away): A cliff-ringed village above the Côte de Beaune, known for crisp whites, fresh reds and wide views. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (15 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) (15 km away): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. ### Châteaux - [Château de Lusigny-sur-Ouche](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lusigny-sur-ouche) (4 km away): A late 17th-century château in the Ouche valley, famous for its domed grand staircase. - [Château de Corabœuf](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-coraboeuf) (7 km away): A 15th-century keep, a Gothic Revival wing and an arboretum, open to visitors all year. - [Château de Molinot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-molinot) (9 km away): The last tower of a vanished medieval castle, turned into a dovecote beside a pond. ### Things to do - [Cirque du Bout du Monde](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cirque-du-bout-du-monde) (12 km away): A limestone amphitheatre near Nolay, with sheer cliffs, a spring-fed waterfall and falcons overhead. - [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall (Nolay et ses halles médiévales)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall), 15 km away: A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (15 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. ## Questions about Château d’Écutigny ### How far is Château d’Écutigny from Beaune? Château d’Écutigny is about 26 min from Beaune by road (23 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €100 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château d’Écutigny? Château d’Écutigny is private and not open to visitors. You can see it from the road or the village, and your driver can stop there on the way. ### Can a private driver take us to Château d’Écutigny? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=chateau:ecutigny): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: