--- title: "Château de Rosières: Stay in a 15th-Century Keep" description: "A fortified manor whose keep, finished around 1445, still has its full ring of machicolations. Guest rooms inside the keep, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rosieres lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-rosieres.png --- # Château de Rosières > Château de Rosières: a well-preserved 15th-century fortified manor with machicolations near the Vingeanne. Château de Rosières is in Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne (Côte-d'Or), 1 h 08 by road (88 km) from Beaune. Hotel and restaurant · 14th, 15th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €240 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Standing among farm buildings three kilometres from Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne, the Château de Rosières is a remarkably intact medieval fortified house. Its tall keep, finished around 1445, still has its machicolations, wall walk and a corner watchtower. The main medieval buildings, the gate and a 17th-century wing are classified as a historic monument. ## Key facts - Type: Medieval fortress - Location: 70 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.4985, 5.4036 - 1 h 08 from Beaune - Hotel and restaurant - 14th, 15th and 17th centuries - Commune: Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne · Côte-d'Or - Style: Medieval fortified manor - Heritage: Listed historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 08 · 88 km - €240 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): 1 h 08 by road (88 km), €240 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 Rosières appears in charters from the 11th century as a grange, a farming estate. Around 1321 Duke Odo IV granted it to the first family named Saint-Seine, and Pierre de Saint-Seine developed the estate until his death in 1350. In the 15th century, with the duke's approval, the manor was fortified as a refuge in troubled times, and the keep seems to have been finished in 1445. In 1682 the estate passed to Claude Bernard-Maillard, who made alterations and built a classical pavilion beside the medieval house. After several changes of owner, including a sale in 1733 to Jean Chanteau, secretary at the Chambre des comptes of Dole, it returned in 1752 to the lords of Saint-Seine, who used it as a secondary property lived in by stewards. This froze the building in its late 17th-century state. The Bergerot family bought it in 1980. ## Architecture The keep measures about 21 by 13.5 metres, with walls 1.8 metres thick rising 19 metres from the bottom of the moat to the roof. It keeps a full ring of machicolations, a complete wall walk and one surviving corner turret, and a square 14th-century tower strengthens its fourth corner. Inside are a 15th-century fireplace, a 17th-century painted ceiling and a vaulted former kitchen. ## Visiting The owners have run the château as a bed and breakfast, with guest rooms inside the keep, and have opened it to visitors, with treasure hunts for children. Its website is no longer online, so check with the tourist office that it still receives guests and visitors before you travel. Rosières lies in the far north-east of Côte-d'Or and pairs well with Fontaine-Française and Talmay. ## Did you know? One room at the top of the square tower is known as the prison: its vault still holds four iron rings, and the room is lit only by two arrow slits. ## Around Château de Rosières What to combine with Château de Rosières on the same day, nearest first. ### Châteaux - [Château de Fontaine-Française](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-francaise) (4 km away): A classical château near the battlefield where Henri IV won a famous victory in 1595. - [Château de Beaumont-sur-Vingeanne](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaumont-sur-vingeanne) (5 km away): A small 18th-century folly with a clever split-level plan, set in gardens by the Vingeanne. - [Château de Lux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lux) (14 km away): The château where Henri IV gathered his troops before the battle of Fontaine-Française. ## Questions about Château de Rosières ### How far is Château de Rosières from Beaune? Château de Rosières is about 1 h 08 from Beaune by road (88 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €240 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Rosières? Château de Rosières 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 Rosières? 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:rosieres): €240 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: