Château de Montculot, Historical castle in Urcy, France

Château de Montculot is an 18th-century castle built on the site of an older structure in Urcy. Its long facade runs close to the D35 road, and a square tower flanking the central block retains early 16th-century mouldings. The building stands between two outlier hills at the foot of the Motte hill, 1,500 m northeast of Urcy.

In 1525 Jacques le Maire was lord of Montculot. By 1688 Antoine Duprat held a house there, a main building with two pavilions roofed in lava stone, which André Le Belin had rebuilt in 1748. Lamartine inherited the estate on his uncle's death in 1826, continued its restoration, improved the access road, founded a girls' school in Urcy and gave the parish a bell, but had to sell it in 1831.

The château's name is not documented in the sources; its origin remains unexplained. In 1826 Lamartine inherited Montculot from his uncle and pursued its restoration. He also built a presbytery in Urcy to re-establish Catholic worship, founded a girls' school and donated a bell to the commune.

The entire château, its portal, and the grounds of the park and garden were inscribed as a monument historique on 29 October 2003. The building stands on the west side of the D35, 1.5 km northeast of Urcy, between two outlier hills at the foot of the Motte hill. The estate is privately owned; the interior is not open, and visitors can only view the exterior from the road.

The dovecote beside the house lost its roof, and the outbuildings to the north are in poor condition. The property was inscribed as a monument historique by decree of 29 October 2003, covering the château in its entirety, the portal, and the ground of the park and garden.