--- title: "Château de Cissey: History of a Brick and Stone House" description: "An 18th-century brick and stone house south of Beaune, beside a chapel that outlived the castle razed in 1509. Private, seen by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cissey lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-cissey.png --- # Château de Cissey > Château de Cissey: an elegant 18th-century brick and stone house on the plain south of Beaune, beside a medieval chapel. Château de Cissey is in Merceuil (Côte-d'Or), 14 min by road (9 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 18th century, with an older chapel · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Cissey stands at the eastern edge of the hamlet of Cissey, in the commune of Merceuil, on the flat land south of Beaune. The present house was rebuilt in the 18th century in brick and stone. A chapel in the grounds survives from the older castle, and the whole estate is a private home. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 8 km south of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 46.9594, 4.8639 - 14 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 18th century, with an older chapel - Commune: Merceuil · Côte-d'Or - Style: 18th-century brick and stone house - From Beaune: ≈ 14 min · 9 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): 14 min by road (9 km), €65 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 Cissey had a fortified house in the Middle Ages. In 1272 the maison forte of Sixé, as it was then spelled, was held by Robert II Perreaux. It later passed to Raoul de Cissey and to Guillaume de Montfaucon, and for a time the hamlet had a second fortified house, now vanished. In 1451 Jean de Villanfans sold the land of Cissey to his brother-in-law, Antoine de Villers. In 1485 Antoine Rolin, son of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin, gave the lordships he had bought at Cissey in 1474 to the chapter of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame in Beaune. The castle was demolished in 1509 and partly rebuilt in 1515, and in 1602 the chapter entrusted it to Luc Boscheron. The present house was rebuilt in the 18th century. ## Architecture The house stands on the south side of a courtyard, with a farm to the east and the chapel to the north-west. It is rectangular, with two floors above the ground floor under a hipped slate roof, and built in brick and stone. The central bay of the north front projects slightly, crowned by a curved pediment carved with a coat of arms under a coronet. Carved busts and small balconies enliven the façade. ## Visiting The château is a private home and cannot be visited. You can see it from the rue du Château, the road through the hamlet of Cissey. It is a short drive from Beaune or Meursault across the vineyard plain, and pairs with the nearby châteaux of Morteuil and Corcelles-les-Arts. ## Did you know? The chapel in the grounds is the only part of the medieval castle to survive its demolition in 1509, three centuries before the present house was built. ## Around Château de Cissey What to combine with Château de Cissey on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (8 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (8 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (8 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. ### Châteaux - [Château de Morteuil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-morteuil) (4 km away): A towered 18th-century château south of Beaune where Jacques Copeau's theatre troupe lived. - [Château de Corcelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corcelles-les-arts) (5 km away): A small Gothic castle with a gate tower and dovecote, on the plain facing Meursault. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (5 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. ### Things to do - [Veuve Ambal](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/veuve-ambal-montagny-les-beaune) (4 km away): A family Crémant de Bourgogne house founded in 1898, toured from a walkway above its cellars and workshops. - [Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune) (6 km away): Burgundy's wine centre, in a striking building shaped like a vine tendril at the entrance to Beaune. - [Sab’s by Alambic Bourguignon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/distillerie-sabs-alambic-bourguignon-beaune) (6 km away): A craft distillery whose travelling still turns Burgundy grape marc and wine lees into brandies and gins. ### Restaurants - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ## Questions about Château de Cissey ### How far is Château de Cissey from Beaune? Château de Cissey is about 14 min from Beaune by road (9 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Cissey? Château de Cissey 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 Cissey? 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:cissey): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: