--- title: "Château de Corton: History and Architecture" description: "Aloxe-Corton's third château, in brick and stone, built 1885 to 1890 by Charles Suisse. Seen from the rue des Vercots, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-corton.png --- # Château de Corton > Château de Corton: the third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. Château de Corton is in Aloxe-Corton (Côte-d'Or), 11 min by road (6 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 19th century (1885 to 1890) · Private driver from Beaune: €60 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Aloxe-Corton has three châteaux, and this is the least known. The Château de Corton stands in a large wooded park on the rue des Vercots, at the southern end of the village. It was built between 1885 and 1890 by the Dijon architect Charles Suisse and remains a private home. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 4 km north of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0636, 4.8583 - 11 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 19th century (1885 to 1890) - Commune: [Aloxe-Corton · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) - Style: Late 19th-century brick and stone château - From Beaune: ≈ 11 min · 6 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): 11 min by road (6 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 Simon Gauthey bought the property around 1839. The land survey of 1825 shows a large rectangular house with farm buildings on both sides, including a barn, a winery and stables, arranged in a U. Over the following decades the Gauthey family enlarged the park by buying the neighbouring plots, including land in the Les Planchots and Les Genevrières areas around the house. Between 1885 and 1890, Simon's son Alexis Henri Gauthey and his wife replaced the old house with the present château. They chose Charles Suisse, the Dijon architect who later restored the Château de La Rochepot for the Carnot family and who also designed interiors at the Château de Corabœuf. The initials HG, for Henri Gauthey, still appear on the pediment of the entrance front. ## Architecture The château is square in plan, with two projecting pavilions on the entrance front and a many-sided turret on the garden side. The ground floor is in dressed stone, and the upper floors are in brick with stone corners, a play of colours typical of the period. Slate roofs, arched ground-floor windows and a broad stone terrace with a glass canopy complete the house. ## Visiting The Château de Corton is a private home and cannot be visited. You can see its gates and part of the park from the rue des Vercots. Pair it with Château Corton C and Château Corton Grancey for a short walk through the village, about 20 minutes on foot. ## Did you know? Its architect, Charles Suisse, worked on three châteaux in this guide: he built this one, restored La Rochepot for the Carnot family and designed the interiors at Corabœuf. ## Around Château de Corton What to combine with Château de Corton on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (1 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (2 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses) (2 km away): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. ### Châteaux - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (1 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) (1 km away): An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. - [Château de Chorey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chorey) (2 km away): A moated manor with lone round towers and a dovecote, at the edge of Chorey. ### Things to do - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (3 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (3 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), 4 km away: A Romanesque parish church outside the old walls, with a porch carved with chimeras and a stone spire. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (2 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) (4 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) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ## Questions about Château de Corton ### How far is Château de Corton from Beaune? Château de Corton is about 11 min from Beaune by road (6 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 Corton? Château de Corton 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 Corton? 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:chateaucorton): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: