--- title: "Château d’Ozenay: History of a Stone-Roofed Manor" description: "A stone-roofed manor of the 15th to 17th centuries beside a Romanesque church, held by the Barthelot family for some 400 years. Private, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay.png --- # Château d’Ozenay > Château d’Ozenay: a stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. Château d’Ozenay is in Ozenay (Saône-et-Loire), 57 min by road (69 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 15th to 17th century · Private driver from Beaune: €200 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The château of Ozenay stands in the heart of its village, on the road from Tournus to Cluny and beside a Romanesque church. Its stone roofs, sturdy towers and formal box garden crossed by a canalised stream make it an unusually authentic manor of the Tournugeois. The same family has owned it for about four centuries. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 55 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.5427, 4.8486 - 57 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 15th to 17th century - Commune: Ozenay · Saône-et-Loire - Style: Fortified manor with 17th-century additions - Heritage: Listed historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 57 min · 69 km - €200 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 57 min by road (69 km), €200 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 In the Middle Ages most of the land belonged to the abbey of Tournus and to the chapters of Mâcon, who granted parts of it as fiefs to lay lords. The oldest building campaign still visible is attributed to the Chacipol family at the end of the 15th century. Their arms, a checkerboard and a cockerel, still mark several window frames. Around 1540 the château passed by marriage to Jean de Chanay, a captain at Tournus, who built a Renaissance stair tower and raised the main building. At the start of the 17th century it was bought by Claude Barthelot, a royal official in Mâcon, whose family enlarged it and laid out the formal garden. The Barthelot became marquis d'Ozenay, and their descendants still own the château. ## Architecture The main building runs north to south, with two square towers on the east and two wings on the west, the southern one ending in a large round tower. A Renaissance spiral stair serves all three levels. The roofs are partly covered with limestone slabs, and the chimney stacks carry brick openwork. A detached square dovecote, a 17th-century gateway and an old press house complete the estate. ## Visiting The château is a private family home and is not open for public tours, so please respect the owners' privacy. It stands in the village centre next to the Romanesque church. Ozenay lies between Tournus and Brancion, an easy stop on the scenic road towards Cormatin and Cluny. ## Did you know? The old vat house at Ozenay shelters a great-beam wine press in exceptional condition, dating from the late Middle Ages and protected as a historic monument in its own right. ## Around Château d’Ozenay What to combine with Château d’Ozenay on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (10 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (23 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (28 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. ### Châteaux - [Château de Messey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-messey) (2 km away): A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. - [Château de Brancion](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brancion) (4 km away): A feudal fortress and car-free medieval village on a rocky spur between Tournus and Cluny. - [Château de Nobles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-nobles) (5 km away): A manor below Brancion with round towers, cannon ports and a richly carved Renaissance doorway. ### Things to do - [Les Vignerons de Mancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/vignerons-de-mancey-tournus) (5 km away): A growers' cooperative near Tournus, with a free trail on Burgundy wine and tastings of Mâcon-Mancey. - [Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-dieu-de-tournus) (5 km away): A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. - [Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus (Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-philibert-tournus), 5 km away: One of the great Romanesque churches of France, with unusual crosswise vaults and a complete monastic setting. ### Restaurants - [L’Écrin de Yohann Chapuis](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-ecrin-de-yohann-chapuis-tournus) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): An intimate starred dining room in Tournus, from the chef who helped Lameloise win back its third star. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. ## Questions about Château d’Ozenay ### How far is Château d’Ozenay from Beaune? Château d’Ozenay is about 57 min from Beaune by road (69 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €200 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château d’Ozenay? Château d’Ozenay 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’Ozenay? 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. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:ozenay): €200 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: