--- title: "Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy: Visit and Opening Times" description: "General Gassendi's former home, its glazed tile roof rebuilt after the December 2020 fire. Open summer afternoons during works, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-collonges-les-bevy lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-collonges-les-bevy.png --- # Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy > Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy: a Hautes-Côtes château with a glazed tile roof, being restored after a fire in 2020. Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy is in Collonges-lès-Bévy (Côte-d'Or), 24 min by road (21 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: 12 July to 20 August: every day, 13:00 to 19:00 · Admission: Adults €3 · 17th and 18th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €95 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, at the southern edge of Collonges-lès-Bévy, this château catches the eye with its roof of glazed Burgundy tiles. It was home to General Gassendi and later to a grandson of the mathematician Gaspard Monge. Badly damaged by fire in December 2020, it is being restored and still opens in summer. ## Key facts - Type: Classical château - Location: 16 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.1685, 4.8530 - 24 min from Beaune - Open to visitors, 12 July to 20 August - 17th and 18th centuries - Commune: Collonges-lès-Bévy · Côte-d'Or - Style: Classical - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateaudecollonges.com](https://www.chateaudecollonges.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 24 min · 21 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): 24 min by road (21 km), €95 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 château was built from the second half of the 17th century, on the site of an earlier fortress whose moats it kept, and the historic-monument record dates work to about 1720. In 1806 it was bought by General Gassendi, who had been an instructor of the young Napoleon at the military school of Brienne and later became a peer of France. In 1834 it passed to Ernest, grandson of Gaspard Monge, founder of the École polytechnique. A first renovation took place around 1870, with the chapel restored around 1880, and the moats were filled in as the formal gardens gave way to an English-style park. In 1975 the façades, roofs, staircase and decorated rooms were listed. On 10 December 2020 a fire destroyed about 60 per cent of the roof and ruined the second floor of the south wing. Restoration began, and a new roof was completed in 2023. ## Architecture The main building has a U plan, with two towers extending the wings: one holds the chapel, the other a dovecote. The roof of glazed tiles in a red and dark blue chequer pattern is typical of Burgundy. Inside are a grand stone staircase with wrought-iron railings and sculptures, and a small dining room decorated with Italian stucco on the themes of wine, Bacchus and hunting. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: 12 July to 20 August: every day, 13:00 to 19:00 - Admission: Adults €3 Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.chateaudecollonges.com/visiter). ## Visiting The château opens for about six weeks each summer, from mid-July to about 20 August, every afternoon. Because of the restoration, access to the exterior, the park and the interior depends on the progress of the works, and the visit also explains the crafts involved in rebuilding. ## Did you know? The little Bacchus dining room, decorated with Italian stucco on the theme of wine, was badly damaged in the 2020 fire, and its restoration calls on many traditional craft skills. ## Around Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy What to combine with Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (8 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Chambolle-Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny) (8 km away): A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (8 km away): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. ### Châteaux - [Château de Vergy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vergy) (3 km away): The hilltop stronghold of the lords of Vergy, razed on the orders of Henri IV. - [Château d’Entre-Deux-Monts](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-entre-deux-monts) (5 km away): A 17th-century country house in the hills above Nuits, with moats, a park and truffles. - [Château de Changey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-changey) (7 km away): An 18th-century château above Pernand, with a remarkable park watered entirely by gravity. ### Things to do - [Saint-Vivant Abbey, Vergy (Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-vivant-de-vergy), 3 km away: Restored ruins of the Cluniac priory whose monks once owned the great vines of Vosne-Romanée. - [Domaine de Montmain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-montmain-villars-fontaine) (4 km away): A grower's domaine in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits above Nuits-Saint-Georges, open for walk-in tastings and cellar visits. - [Fruirouge Farm (Ferme Fruirouge)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ferme-fruirouge), 5 km away: A family blackcurrant and red fruit farm in the Hautes-Côtes, with visits, a film and tastings. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin ## Questions about Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy ### How far is Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy from Beaune? Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy is about 24 min from Beaune by road (21 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €95 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy? Yes, Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy welcomes visitors. Opening days and times change with the seasons, so check its official website before you go. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy? 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:collonges): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: