Château de Nicey, Medieval castle in Nicey, France

Château de Nicey is a ruined 14th-century castle northeast of Nicey's village centre in Côte-d'Or. Its remains are divided among several farms on a quadrangular platform: a large 17th-century rectangular building with cross windows and a square turret on its north corner, and, on the village side, two round towers with gun ports linked by a curtain wall pierced by a central door. Moats are still visible along the north and east sides.

A fortified house is documented in 1111 under Hugues de Nicey, then Robert de Nicey in 1220; in 1423 it had water-filled moats and a barn. Taken by the Burgundians in 1472, it was ordered disarmed in 1475 by Jean Damas, bailli of Mâcon. Louvois bought it in 1688 and rebuilt it; his descendants held it until the Revolution, and in 1794 it was slated for demolition.

The castle's name comes from the Nicey family, who held the fortified house from 1111; Hugues de Nicey is the first recorded owner, followed by Robert de Nicey in 1220. The remains now stand among working farm buildings on a quadrangular platform, so the site is read as part of the village's agricultural landscape rather than as a separate monument.

The ruins stand on a quadrangular platform northeast of Nicey's village centre, parcel AB 230, now divided among several working farms. The moats are still visible along the north and east sides, and the two round towers with gun ports face the village on the west. Access is on foot from the village lanes; the farm buildings themselves are private.

The castle stands northeast of Nicey's village centre, on plot AB 230, not near Châtillon-sur-Seine. Two round towers with gun ports, built around 1500, still flank the west side facing the village, joined by a curtain wall pierced by a central gate. Moats remain visible along the north and east sides.