Cavistes Charnay-Lès-Mâcon

A witness to a rich history, the Domaine is now a 17 hectare landscaped park, open to the promenade and place of numerous events.

From the castle of Champgrenon (demolished in 1920), there are still remains. In particular, the door of the sunset, a magnificent building whose pediment displays "Champgrenon, temple of Des and Apollo" in tribute to the first owner: Aimé de Rymon (1573-1645), prosecutor of the king.

The property passed, by alliance to the family of Rambuteau, which valorisa it: a new east-facing castle, a landscaped park made by Jean-Marie Morel, creator of numerous national parks and gardens, a cooler and a orangerie. The personality of the Count of Rambuteau (1781-1869), a chamberlain of Napoleon 1 er, prefect of the Seine, still radiates on Champgrenon.

In 1997, the town of Charnay-lès-Mâcon, a new owner, engaged in the restoration of existing heritage: couchant door, cooler, entrance pavilion, farm buildings, wells… and makes it a place of cultural events. There is a green theatre and an outdoor scene for the July 14 events, the Musik'O Plural festival or the summer appointments.
Since July 2008, the old farm buildings of the Domaine have housed the former «Mécanique mechanical mill». Visitors can discover the ancient restored mechanisms as well as the know-how of this profession, which is now missing on the commune.