Vestiges du château de Présilly

Built on the foothills of the Jura mountains, this imposing early 13th-century fortress is dominated by a vast square keep surrounded by a large enclosure with adjoining dwellings, an external boulevard, a cistern, ditches dug into the solid rock and a drawbridge gateway preceded by a remarkable barbican (200 m²).
Owned by the Sires de Dramelay, in 1423 it came into the possession of Nicolas Rolin, Grand Chancellor of the Dukes of Burgundy, who left many traces of his power here. Attacked several times, the fortress of Présilly resisted French attacks (1637) before being dismantled in 1673.
Fortunately, a priest who loved the site rescued the castle from oblivion in 1949 and succeeded in having it listed as a Historic Monument in 1955.