--- title: "Château de Vantoux: History and Architecture" description: "Rebuilt 1699 to 1704 for Jean de Berbisey, who left it to the first presidents of the Parlement of Burgundy. Not open, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vantoux lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-vantoux.png --- # Château de Vantoux > Château de Vantoux: an early 18th-century château north of Dijon, built for a first president of the Parlement. Château de Vantoux is in Messigny-et-Vantoux (Côte-d'Or), 50 min by road (57 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · Early 18th century (1699 to 1704) · Private driver from Beaune: €175 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the hamlet of Vantoux, about 8 km north of Dijon, stands a fine early 18th-century country house, among the most important of the Dijon area. It was rebuilt between 1699 and 1704 for Jean de Berbisey, first president of the Parlement of Burgundy. The château, its main courtyard, moats, wooded park and outbuildings are classified historic monuments. ## Key facts - Type: Classical château - Location: 45 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3935, 5.0199 - 50 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - Early 18th century (1699 to 1704) - Commune: Messigny-et-Vantoux · Côte-d'Or - Style: Classical (early 18th century) - Heritage: Listed historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 50 min · 57 km - €175 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): 50 min by road (57 km), €175 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 A lordship and castle belonging to the Saix family are recorded at Vantoux from the 13th century. In 1699 Jean de Berbisey, first president of the Parlement of Dijon, the highest court of Burgundy, began a complete rebuilding of the château on the platform of the old fortified house. The work was finished in 1704, giving the estate the appearance it has today. Berbisey had no children. In 1748 he left the château and his town house in Dijon to the office of first president of the Parlement, so that future holders could maintain the dignity of their position. For a time, Vantoux thus served as the country house of the heads of Burgundy's highest court. The château was classified in 1944 and its outbuildings in 1945. ## Architecture The château was built on the platform of the old fortified house, which still shows the traces of eight small rectangular corner towers. The early 18th-century house is compact and strongly massed, set behind a main courtyard and surrounded by moats. The large wooded park and the farmyard of the old estate still shape the layout of the hamlet of Vantoux. ## Visiting The château is a private home and is not open to visitors, so please respect the owners' privacy. Vantoux is a hamlet of Messigny-et-Vantoux, on the northern side of Dijon, and the estate shapes the village around it. It can be combined with Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Saint Bernard's birthplace, on the way back into the city. ## Did you know? Childless, Jean de Berbisey left Vantoux to the office of first president of the Parlement of Burgundy, so that each holder would have a country house worthy of the post. ## Around Château de Vantoux What to combine with Château de Vantoux on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (8 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (14 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (17 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 5 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (8 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château d’Arcelot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-arcelot) (13 km away): Burgundy's first neoclassical château, with a coloured stucco salon and a landscape park. ### Things to do - [Maison Lejay Lagoute](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/lejay-lagoute) (7 km away): The Dijon house behind the original crème de cassis, first perfected in the city in 1841. - [Historic Village of Talant (Site historique de Talant)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/talant), 7 km away: A hilltop village founded by the dukes, with a Gothic church and views over Lac Kir. - [Lake Kir (Lac Kir)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/lac-kir), 8 km away: Dijon's lake, opened in 1964 and named after the mayor who gave kir its name. ### Restaurants - [L’Aspérule](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-asperule-dijon) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Keigo Kimura's intimate Dijon dining room: French technique, Japanese restraint - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (8 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ## Questions about Château de Vantoux ### How far is Château de Vantoux from Beaune? Château de Vantoux is about 50 min from Beaune by road (57 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €175 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Vantoux? Château de Vantoux 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 Vantoux? 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:vantoux): €175 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: