--- title: "Château de Chorey: History of a Moated Manor near Beaune" description: "Moats, two lone round towers and a dovecote frame this 17th and 18th-century manor, listed in 1976. Private, seen from the vines by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chorey lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-chorey.png --- # Château de Chorey > Château de Chorey: a moated manor with lone round towers and a dovecote, at the edge of Chorey. Château de Chorey is in Chorey-les-Beaune (Côte-d'Or), 10 min by road (5 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 17th to 19th centuries, on older moats · Private driver from Beaune: €60 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Chorey stands at the western edge of the village, reached by a drive from the rue Jacques-Germain. Water-filled moats, two free-standing round towers and a round dovecote give it the air of a small fortress. The house itself dates mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries and is a private home. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 3 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0485, 4.8650 - 10 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 17th to 19th centuries, on older moats - Commune: Chorey-les-Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Style: Moated manor - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 10 min · 5 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): 10 min by road (5 km), €60 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 Chorey's château grew from a medieval fortified house. The owners date its water-filled moats to the 13th century, a claim the French heritage inventory records with a question mark. The main pavilion, with its square stair tower, probably dates from the 17th century. It was remodelled in the 18th century, when windows with small balconies were added. These layers are still easy to read in the building today. The French land survey of 1826 already shows the château, though in a different form. A section north of the central pavilion was later demolished, and the outbuildings were rebuilt in their present layout. In 1976 the façades and roofs of the château, the two free-standing towers, the dovecote and the terrace balustrades were listed as historic monuments. The heritage inventory names the Germain family, wine growers, as owners. ## Architecture The château forms an L: a rectangular main pavilion with a square tower and a return wing. Opposite stands a range of outbuildings with two projecting pavilions. Two round towers stand alone at the north-west and south-west corners, with a round dovecote between them and the outbuildings. All three wear pepper-pot roofs of flat tiles. The moats still hold water on the west side. ## Visiting The château is private and not open to visitors. You can glimpse the towers and the dovecote from the village and the surrounding vines. It makes a quick photo stop between Beaune and Aloxe-Corton, and Chorey itself is a pleasant village to walk through before a tasting at one of its domaines. ## Did you know? Chorey keeps three round stone buildings with pepper-pot roofs, two towers and a dovecote. Before 1789, the right to keep a dovecote was a privilege of the lord of the manor. ## Around Château de Chorey What to combine with Château de Chorey on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (1 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (2 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Ladoix-Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/ladoix-serrigny) (3 km away): The northern gateway to the Côte de Beaune, at the foot of the hill of Corton. ### Châteaux - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (2 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (2 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. - [Château Corton Grancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey) (2 km away): An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. ### Things to do - [Franco-American Friendship Museum, Beaune (Historial de l’Amitié Franco-Américaine de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/historial-amitie-franco-americaine-beaune), 2 km away: A volunteer-run museum on the American army hospital and university camp at Beaune in 1918 and 1919. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (2 km away): A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. - [Saint-Nicolas Church, Beaune (Église Saint-Nicolas)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-beaune), 3 km away: A Romanesque parish church outside the old walls, with a porch carved with chimeras and a stone spire. ### Restaurants - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (3 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 Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ## Questions about Château de Chorey ### How far is Château de Chorey from Beaune? Château de Chorey is about 10 min from Beaune by road (5 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €60 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Chorey? Château de Chorey 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 Chorey? 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:chorey): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: