Charly rural center

The Charly estate originated in the 15th century under the name Fief de Thury, from the name of the locality. Owned by a wealthy bourgeois from Cluny, called Canaux, with no male heir, he returned to the house of Montchanin and then to that of Saint Georges. Judging the castle of Thury, placed in a too humid area, near Le Repentir, the family of St Georges transfers the castle to Charly. It was in 1688 that the castle and its outbuildings were built.

Acquired on November 18, 1785 by Bruyes de Charly, this property seems to be going through the revolution of 1789 without major difficulty. In 1809 it had a total area of 165ha98a on Mazille and 2ha35a47ca on Jalogny.

Gilbert Bruyes de Charly was mayor of Mazille, then deputy of the legislative body and several times president of the General Council under the 1st Empire.

In 1810, the estate included 23ha of vines representing 18 vineyards supporting 24 families in Mazille.

Gilbert Bruyes de Charly died in 1827 leaving for heirs 2 daughters including Antoinette Suzanne Elisabeth who married his uncle Philibert Bruyes des Gardes secretary of command of the Comte d? Artois, 1st clerk at the Ministry of Paris in 1791 and mayor of Blanot. They had an only son Emilien Bruyes des Gardes who took over the property, which had been partly divided for the benefit of Bruyes d'Avilly.

Emilien, councilor at the Court of Dijon therefore inherits the castle, outbuildings and part of the land. He was mayor of Mazille. He created the park and rebuilt part of the castle.

Her son, Achille Henri Bruyes des Gardes married in 1867 Marguerite Paillard whose father Alphonse Paillard was a former Prefect. From this union was born a daughter who married Colonel Comte de la Moussaye, and it was in 1898 that their daughter Anne de la Moussaye was born, died in 1982, who bequeathed Charly on February 26, 1959 at the Rural Center.

Father Desgouttes, parish priest of Mazille and confidant of Anne de la Moussaye owner of Charly, registers the latter's desire to bequeath the domain to an association which will aim “to encourage the agricultural profession, technical training and moral of the rural world and generally the study of all questions relating to it, finally the good management of the inheritance belonging to it ”.

The Charly Rural Center contributes to the implementation of the following activities:

- Provision of a large building and the 4-hectare park to an association that manages the rural family home.

- 80 pupils are welcomed to receive training in the agricultural field, a significant proportion of young people become farm managers and settle in the region.

- The family home regularly welcomes families during the summer holidays, organizes seminars, stays for disabled children and adults, the setting is pleasant.

- Provision of a meeting room for the benefit of the Amicale Intercommunale de Charly, which brings together the inhabitants of the three communes of Château, Mazille and Sainte Cécile and organizes activities intended for the inhabitants: alumni club, gymnastics, couture, air center in July, belote competition.

- She rents for the benefit of a young couple the agricultural exploitation, dairy production, with reception of the pupils of the Rural Family House. This area has been operated live for 35 years.

- The association organizes cycles of conferences in order to participate in the cultural training of the inhabitants of the region.

- The association remains very open to any initiative that would correspond to the will expressed by the donor, without forgetting of course that the association must maintain the legacy inherited.