--- title: "Château de Changey: History and Gravity-Fed Park" description: "Seat of the marquis de Changey until 1923, its park watered by gravity alone, all listed in 2019. Seen from the lanes only, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-changey lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-changey.png --- # Château de Changey > Château de Changey: an 18th-century château above Pernand, with a remarkable park watered entirely by gravity. Château de Changey is in Échevronne (Côte-d'Or), 17 min by road (13 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 18th century, with a late 19th-century wing · Private driver from Beaune: €75 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Changey stands in the hamlet of Changey, in the hills of Échevronne just north of Pernand-Vergelesses. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it was the seat of the Guyard family, marquis de Changey. Its whole estate, including the park and its water system, was listed as a historic monument in 2019. ## Key facts - Type: Classical château - Location: 9 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.1091, 4.8441 - 17 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 18th century, with a late 19th-century wing - Commune: Échevronne · Côte-d'Or - Style: Classical (18th century) - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 17 min · 13 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): 17 min by road (13 km), €75 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 After belonging to several lords, the land of Échevronne passed to the Duke of Burgundy and then to the King of France. In 1586 it was sold to Jehan de Damas, and in 1640 to François Blondeau, president of the Parliament of Metz. In 1683 it was bought by Hubert Guyard, a councillor at the Parliament, whose family became marquis de Changey at the end of the 17th century. The château was probably built between 1700 and 1750. The Guyard family kept it until 1923, more than two centuries. At the end of the 19th century a wing was added to the north to house the owner's carriages and staff. In 2019 the entire estate was listed as a historic monument, with its park, water network, avenue, walls and gates. ## Architecture The long main house has a chapel on its west side, with a rounded choir, and a round stair turret. A wing turns back to the east. Below, two ranges of outbuildings stand around two courtyards. The park has three parts: a formal garden to the south, a park with a grand perspective and kitchen garden to the north, and a wooded hillside to the west. ## Visiting The château is private and not open to visitors. You can see the estate from the lanes of Changey, north of Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton. It makes a pleasant detour on a drive through the Hautes-Côtes, between the vineyards of the Côte and the wooded hills behind them. ## Did you know? A network of channels carries water through the park by gravity alone, feeding a bean-shaped pond, a vaulted wash-house and several basins. ## Around Château de Changey What to combine with Château de Changey on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (5 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) (5 km away): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. ### Châteaux - [Château Corton Grancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey) (5 km away): An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (5 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (5 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. ### Things to do - [Domaine d’Ardhuy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-d-ardhuy-clos-des-langres-corgoloin) (5 km away): A family estate around an 18th-century manor in the Clos des Langres, where the Côte de Nuits meets the Côte de Beaune. - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (5 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Domaine de Montmain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-montmain-villars-fontaine) (6 km away): A grower's domaine in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits above Nuits-Saint-Georges, open for walk-in tastings and cellar visits. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Several evenings between late June and mid-July** · [Le Parcours des Tréteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/parcours-des-treteaux-pernand-vergelesses): A theatrical tasting walk through Pernand-Vergelesses, with six food and wine stops. (Culture · Pernand-Vergelesses) ## Questions about Château de Changey ### How far is Château de Changey from Beaune? Château de Changey is about 17 min from Beaune by road (13 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €75 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Changey? Château de Changey 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 de Changey? 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:changey): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: