--- title: "Maison forte d’Agencourt: History and Architecture" description: "Moated fortified house near Nuits, rebuilt around 1650, its 1643 stables vaulted on some twenty columns. A school, not open. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt.png --- # Maison forte d’Agencourt > Maison forte d’Agencourt: a moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. Maison forte d’Agencourt is in Agencourt (Côte-d'Or), 24 min by road (20 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 13th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €90 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. On the western edge of Agencourt, just east of Nuits-Saint-Georges, a rounded platform ringed by water-filled moats marks the fortified house of the former lords of Agencourt. Rebuilt around 1650, it later became a convent novitiate and, since 1947, a rural training school. Its stables of 1643 are a listed monument. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 15 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1275, 4.9750 - 24 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 13th and 17th centuries - Commune: Agencourt · Côte-d'Or - Style: Moated fortified house - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 24 min · 20 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): 24 min by road (20 km), €90 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 Records call the site a house in 1320, a château in 1422, a fortified house in 1424 and a fortress in 1433 and 1470, with drawbridge, moats and towers. In the 15th century the lordship belonged to the Vichy family, then to the Saint-Martin d'Agencourt family, who kept it until 1705. By 1539 it was simply a lord's residence, and in the 17th century it served as a hunting lodge. The buildings were largely rebuilt around 1650, and the vaulted stables date from 1643. In the 19th century a novitiate of the Sisters of Saint Joseph moved in. In 1947 Abbé Bart founded a maison familiale rurale here to train young women from farming families. The school became mixed in 1993, and major works in the 2000s cleared the moats and restored the old buildings. ## Architecture Little remains of the medieval stronghold: part of the moats, a large round tower whose domed cellar has three gun loops, and a coat of arms dated 1607 reused in a gable. The platform is reached by a two-arched stone bridge over a moat fed by a spring. The listed stables of 1643 have round-arched vaults resting on about twenty slender columns. ## Visiting The site is a working school and is not open to visitors. It stands at the western end of the village of Agencourt, a few minutes east of Nuits-Saint-Georges on the road towards the Saône plain. It can be combined with a look at the Château de la Berchère and the Château de Quincey nearby. ## Did you know? The stables of 1643 are the only listed part of the site. Their round-arched vaults rest on about twenty slender columns, an unusually elegant design for a farm building. ## Around Maison forte d’Agencourt What to combine with Maison forte d’Agencourt 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. - [Premeaux-Prissey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/premeaux-prissey) (4 km away): Two old villages joined in 1972, with walled premier cru clos and wines sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (4 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (1 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. - [Château de Quincey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-quincey) (2 km away): A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. - [Château de Prémeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-premeaux) (4 km away): A family wine estate in Premeaux, rebuilt with the stones of a vanished castle. ### 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) (1 km away): A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. - [Domaine Guy et Yvan Dufouleur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guy-et-yvan-dufouleur-nuits-saint-georges) (2 km away): A family of growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1596, selling 28 of its wines at its cellar in the town centre. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (11 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) (11 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) ## Questions about Maison forte d’Agencourt ### How far is Maison forte d’Agencourt from Beaune? Maison forte d’Agencourt is about 24 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Maison forte d’Agencourt? Maison forte d’Agencourt 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 Maison forte d’Agencourt? 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:agencourt): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: