--- title: "Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët: History and Architecture" description: "Moated castle of the plain from the 12th century, drawbridge and signed Gothic Revival gate. Seen from outside only, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marigny-le-cahouet lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-marigny-le-cahouet.png --- # Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët > Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët: a moated castle of the plain, with towers, a drawbridge and a Gothic Revival gate. Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët is in Marigny-le-Cahouët (Côte-d'Or), 59 min by road (73 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 12th to 19th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €210 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Marigny-le-Cahouët lies about an hour from Beaune and a short drive from Semur-en-Auxois. Its castle is a fortress of the plain, protected by moats rather than a hilltop. Its drawbridge, Gothic Revival gate and long avenue are all protected. It is private and not open to visitors. ## Key facts - Type: Medieval fortress - Location: 55 km north-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.4602, 4.4634 - 59 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 12th to 19th centuries - Commune: Marigny-le-Cahouët · Côte-d'Or - Style: Medieval fortress with Gothic Revival restoration - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 59 min · 73 km - €210 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 59 min by road (73 km), €210 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 castle was begun in the 12th century and largely remodelled in the 15th and 17th centuries. Built on flat ground, it relied on water rather than height, and its moats and walls were its main defence. As weapons changed, it was adapted to culverins, arquebuses, muskets and increasingly powerful cannon, hence the mix of medieval and later features it shows today. In the middle of the 19th century the castle was restored in the Gothic Revival style. The monumental entrance gate dates from this campaign, and the names of the architect and the builder are carved on its pillars. The castle was listed as a historic monument in 1929. In 2008 the listing was extended to the gate, the avenue, the moats and the drawbridge. ## Architecture Water-filled moats, fed by a branch of a small river, surround the castle, and a drawbridge still crosses them. The Gothic Revival gate, set between two pillars topped with pinnacles, opens from a half-moon forecourt closed by a low wall and railings. Its wrought-iron double doors are decorated with scrolls, and a small pedestrian door is set into one leaf. ## Visiting The castle is a private home and is not open to the public, even on Heritage Days, so please respect the owners' privacy. Marigny combines well with Posanges, Semur-en-Auxois and Flavigny-sur-Ozerain on a drive through the Auxois. Check with the local tourist office for information on the area. ## Did you know? The architect and the builder who made Marigny's 19th-century gate signed their work: both names are carved into the stone pillars on either side of the entrance. ## Around Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët What to combine with Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët on the same day, nearest first. ### Châteaux - [Château de Posanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-posanges) (7 km away): A compact moated castle with four round towers, built in the 1440s for a ducal servant. - [Donjon de Semur-en-Auxois (Tour de l’Orle d’Or)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/donjon-de-semur-en-auxois), 11 km away: Four huge towers of the dukes of Burgundy's castle still guard the old town of Semur. - [Château de Lantilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lantilly) (11 km away): The 'château of a hundred windows', with 18th-century interiors and a celebrated flowering kitchen garden. ### Things to do - [Les Anis de Flavigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/anis-de-flavigny) (8 km away): Aniseed sweets made in a Benedictine abbey, with a Carolingian crypt beneath the workshops. - [Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-genest-flavigny) (8 km away): A village church with galleries on two levels, a carved Gothic tribune and a hundred statues, now under restoration inside. - [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) (8 km away): A walled hilltop village of stone lanes, medieval gates and aniseed sweets, facing the Alésia battlefield. ## Questions about Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët ### How far is Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët from Beaune? Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët is about 59 min from Beaune by road (73 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €210 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët? Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët 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 Marigny-le-Cahouët? 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. → [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:marigny): €210 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: