Château de la Forgeotte, château français situé à Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Château de la Forgeotte is an 18th to 19th century building in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux in Burgundy. The main residence features an L-shaped plan with a slate roof, triangular dormers, and stone balconies, alongside a polygonal brick tower with a pointed roof. Working buildings arranged in a U-shape around a courtyard have rough stone walls with brick accents and rounded arched windows framed in stone and brick.
The castle was built between the late 1700s and late 1800s as part of a larger farming operation next to a canal from the early 1200s that supplied water to the nearby Cîteaux abbey. The village of Saint-Nicolas was established in the early 1600s by settlers from Lorraine who chose to live near the abbey.
The name connects to Saint Nicholas and the nearby Cîteaux abbey, reflecting the village's spiritual roots. This castle served as a residence and administrative hub for the surrounding farming operations, embodying the rural heritage of families who settled from Lorraine and Alsace in the 1600s.
The property is private and not open to the public, but the main facade can be admired from the street. Daytime visits with good lighting offer the best views of the architectural details, rooflines, and stonework.
A mill building was constructed in the same area and powered by water from the nearby canal, showing how residents harnessed the region's waterways for practical use. This combination of residence and grinding operation demonstrates the ingenuity of managing both living space and agricultural production.
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