--- title: "Château de Longecourt: Stay in a Moated Brick Castle" description: "Moated brick castle rebuilt from 1495 that hosted Catherine de' Medici in 1564. Five guest rooms and a stucco salon, private driver from Beaune, 45 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-longecourt lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-longecourt.png --- # Château de Longecourt > Château de Longecourt: a moated brick castle in the plain, dressed in 18th-century stucco and still lived in. Château de Longecourt is in Longecourt-en-Plaine (Côte-d'Or), 39 min by road (40 km) from Beaune. Hotel and restaurant · 15th to 18th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €135 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Longecourt-en-Plaine, south-east of Dijon, has a moated castle built of brick, rebuilt around 1500 and turned into an elegant country house in the 18th century. Stucco garlands, a columned hall and a grand salon date from that time. The family who live here welcome guests in a handful of rooms. ## Key facts - Type: Renaissance château - Location: 30 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.1968, 5.1529 - 39 min from Beaune - Hotel and restaurant - 15th to 18th centuries - Commune: Longecourt-en-Plaine · Côte-d'Or - Style: Brick moated castle transformed in the 18th century - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateaudelongecourt.com](https://www.chateaudelongecourt.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 39 min · 40 km - €135 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 39 min by road (40 km), €135 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 the 13th century a moated fortified house here belonged to Robert de Boisleux, and in 1298 it was sold to Duke Robert II of Burgundy. It later passed to the lords of Bar and fell into ruin; in 1421 Duchess Margaret used its stones for a tower at the ducal castle of Rouvres nearby. The Baissey family inherited it in 1459, and from 1495 Antoine de Baissey rebuilt it in brick, a task completed in 1539. On 27 May 1564 the Baisseys received Catherine de' Medici and the young Charles IX during their grand tour of France. On 9 June 1593 the castle was fought over by the Catholic League and supporters of Henri of Navarre. The estate was devastated by imperial troops in 1636. In 1680 it was bought by Jacques Berbis, and from 1757 to 1761 the architect Nicolas Lenoir, known as le Romain, turned it into a pleasure house for Nicolas-Philippe Berbis. During the Second World War German officers from the nearby Longvic air base were lodged here. From November 1944 to March 1945 the American 320th Bomb Group made the château its headquarters, while airmen of one of its squadrons lived in tents in the gardens. It was listed as a historic monument in 1946 and is lived in by the Le Gouz de Saint-Seine family. ## Architecture The château stands within water-filled moats. Its brick walls, pierced with larger windows in the 18th century, are decorated with stucco garlands by German and Italian craftsmen, and Tuscan porticoes carry balconies in front of the wings. Inside, the ground floor has a hall with columns and a double staircase, and the great salon upstairs, decorated in the 1750s, is covered in stucco imitating marble. ## Visiting The château is a family home that operates as a guest house, with five romantic bedrooms, a Nordic bath in the gardens and massages on request. Guests can enjoy the Grand Salon. Longecourt lies in the plain south-east of Dijon, about 15 minutes from the great vineyards. Check the official website for availability. ## Did you know? According to the owners, the Grand Salon was created for the wedding that united the Berbis and Saint-Seine families, and its stucco decoration includes palm trees garlanded with roses. ## Around Château de Longecourt What to combine with Château de Longecourt on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (14 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (14 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Morey-Saint-Denis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/morey-saint-denis) (14 km away): A village of walled clos, with five grands crus between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny. ### Châteaux - [Château de Saulon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saulon) (7 km away): A 17th-century classical house in a riverside park south of Dijon, now a hotel. - [Château de Bressey-sur-Tille](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bressey-sur-tille) (13 km away): An 18th-century château east of Dijon with a Palladian-inspired façade added in 1786. - [Château de Gilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gilly) (13 km away): The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. ### Things to do - [Cîteaux Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-citeaux), 9 km away: The mother house of the Cistercian order, founded in 1098 and still home to monks. - [Gaugry Cheese Dairy (Fromagerie Gaugry)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fromagerie-gaugry-brochon), 13 km away: Époisses and Ami du Chambertin from a family cheese dairy on the Route des Grands Crus. - [Colombière Park (Parc de la Colombière)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-de-la-colombiere), 14 km away: A 17th-century park laid out for the Princes of Condé, crossed by a Roman road. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin ## Questions about Château de Longecourt ### How far is Château de Longecourt from Beaune? Château de Longecourt is about 39 min from Beaune by road (40 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €135 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Longecourt? Château de Longecourt 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 Longecourt? 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=driver&place=chateau:longecourt): €135 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: