--- title: "Château de la Berchère: Hotel Near Nuits-Saint-Georges" description: "Moated château with round towers and a Renaissance gallery, rebuilt in 1634, now a hotel with 19 rooms, pool and park. Private driver from Beaune, 35 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere.png --- # Château de la Berchère > Château de la Berchère: a moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. Château de la Berchère is in Boncourt-le-Bois (Côte-d'Or), 25 min by road (22 km) from Beaune. Hotel and restaurant · 15th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €95 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the village of Boncourt-le-Bois, the Château de la Berchère sits on a moated platform with round towers and a Renaissance gallery. For nearly three centuries it was the country seat of a family of Burgundian magistrates. Today it is a hotel with 19 rooms, a pool and a park. ## Key facts - Type: Renaissance château - Location: 16 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1404, 4.9776 - 25 min from Beaune - Hotel and restaurant - 15th and 17th centuries - Commune: Boncourt-le-Bois · Côte-d'Or - Style: Moated château with a Renaissance gallery - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateaudelaberchere.fr](https://chateaudelaberchere.fr/) - From Beaune: ≈ 25 min · 22 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): 25 min by road (22 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 In 1245 Gui de la Berchère received the house and rights over the village as a fief from the duke. In 1463 the estate was acquired by Jean Le Goux, from Nuits-Saint-Georges, who was ennobled by Duke Charles the Bold and added de la Berchère to his name. His family rose in the law courts and the Parlement of Burgundy, and in 1634 the first president of the Parlement had the château rebuilt. In December 1738 the estate passed to the Joly de Bévy family. It was sold as national property during the Revolution, and the family later recovered part of it. The château saw fighting during the war of 1870 and was occupied during the Second World War. The Forest-Divonne family restored it in 1905 and 1906, and the Massart family owned it from 1924 to 2015. ## Architecture The château stands on a rectangular platform surrounded on three sides by moats and reached by a two-arched bridge. The east wing has a richly decorated Renaissance gallery on the courtyard side, with a stone ceiling partly carved with coffers. The south tower keeps Gothic windows and a chapel decorated with 18th-century stucco. Its round corner towers are pierced with gun loops. ## Visiting The château is run as a hotel, with 19 rooms, a pool and a wild park where you may spot hares, deer and birds of prey. It makes a convenient base for the Côte de Nuits, two minutes from Nuits-Saint-Georges and a few minutes from the Clos de Vougeot. It also hosts events and seminars. Book through the official website. ## Did you know? The château lies just 300 metres from the small Nuits-Saint-Georges airfield, known as the Aérodrome de la Berchère, so it can be reached by light aircraft as well as by road. ## Around Château de la Berchère What to combine with Château de la Berchère on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (2 km away): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (3 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (3 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. ### Châteaux - [Maison forte d’Agencourt](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt) (1 km away): A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. - [Château de Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee) (3 km away): The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. - [Château de Quincey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-quincey) (3 km away): A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. ### Things to do - [L’Imaginarium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/l-imaginarium) (1 km away): A playful wine centre in Nuits-Saint-Georges, with a sound-and-light show and guided tastings. - [Le Cassissium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cassissium) (2 km away): A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. - [Caveau Moillard](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caveau-moillard-nuits-saint-georges) (2 km away): The Nuits-Saint-Georges tasting cellar of the Moillard wine house, the Caveau des Mosaïques. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête du Vin Bourru](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-vin-bourru-nuits-saint-georges): Nuits-Saint-Georges toasts the new vintage with cloudy, still-fermenting bourru. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Every Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend, from Saturday to Monday, in May or June.** · [Reulle-Vergy en fête (Carrefour artisanal)](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/reulle-vergy-en-fete): A Hautes-Côtes village fête of crafts and local food over the Whitsun weekend. (Tradition · Reulle-Vergy) - **Usually the last week of May.** · [Festival Volcan de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-volcan-de-nuits): A small festival of music, art and food that erupts in Nuits-Saint-Georges each spring. (Music · Nuits-Saint-Georges) ### Guides about Château de la Berchère - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) ## Questions about Château de la Berchère ### How far is Château de la Berchère from Beaune? Château de la Berchère is about 25 min from Beaune by road (22 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 la Berchère? Château de la Berchère is a hotel and restaurant: you can stay or dine there, and guests can usually enjoy its grounds. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de la Berchère? 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:berchere): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: