Château de Sigy-le-Châtel


The Château de Sigy-le-Châtel is a ruined castle in the commune of Sigy-le-Châtel in the Saône-et-Loire département of France.

Description

The castle was built on a rocky outcrop dominating a pass.
It is one of the oldest castles in Mâconnais. It consisted of a large irregularly shaped enceinte made of thick curtain walls. The entrance, to the north towards the plateau, was flanked by two fortified semicircular towers.
The only remains are some stretches of wall, the bases of two large circular towers pierced by cannon positions and, at the western end, the corner of a brick building with a bartizan.
The castle is privately owned and not open to the public.

History

Origins
House of Luzy
House of Sauzet
House of Marzé
House of Trezettes
House of La Guiche
House of Valois-Angoulême