The castle of Chaumot was located in the eponymous town of Chaumot, in Yonne, 20 km south-west of Sens.
Initially, a feudal fortress was erected on the site from the year 1000, in a valley, to the south-east of the village. Consisting of a dwelling and four towers, surrounded by moats, Louis XI going on a crusade and Joan of Arc would have stayed there.
The military estate was acquired in the 17th century by the Le Boultz family, which carried out major works. The chateau was completely redesigned, becoming a classic-style residence with lodgings, pavilions and wings in return.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the new and wealthy owner of the premises, Paul Delpech, Receiver General of Auvergne finances, undertook a redevelopment of the exteriors: basins were built fed by a vast hydraulic network, as well as outbuildings and number of annexes (wine cellars, stables, washhouses).
The whole passed in 1771 to Prince Royal Xavier of Saxony and Poland, maternal uncle of Kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X, who bought the castle and all its outbuildings, even becoming lord of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. The house was sumptuously restored and the court of the prince moved to Chaumot (120 people and 60 horses!).
This glorious period ends with the Revolution. Seized, the estate resisted damage for a time before being set on fire, looted and then fragmented. Many of its stones were then reused to build new residences or castles in the region.
Nowadays, all the vestiges and the right-of-way of the estate are the property of an inter-municipal syndicate. The cellars, elements of turrets, old garden plots can still be observed…
The site can be the object of a walk in the countryside surrounding the village and its bucolic landscapes. Information on +33 3 86 96 95 40.
