The first written mention of the Château de Cordiron dates from 1237: Étienne de Bourgogne, Count of Auxonne, bequeathed his fortress of Cordiron (in Latin in the text) to his youngest son also named Étienne. At that time, the castle, built on a rock, was located on the road linking Besançon to Dijon, near Ognon and the Besançon/Langres axis. From the middle of the 16th century, the Gorrevods gradually established themselves, and, through alliance and acquisition, they became lords of Cordiron, but also of Marnay and Cordondray. When they died out, the Bauffremonts, their distant cousins, inherited all of their property. During the Revolution, following the emigration of the last lords of Cordiron, their lands were sold as National Property. Agricultural exploitation for 150 years, the building deteriorated significantly in the second half of the 20th century. The restoration of the preserved ensemble was undertaken from 2001.

The castle today only has part of the original buildings, notably a once open tower and a main building, connected by a curtain wall and its drawbridge. A turret and its spiral staircase provide access to the upper floors. A bretèche defended the initial entrance, while an oak staircase previously installed in an exterior cage is still visible, intact, in the tower. During recent restoration campaigns, stained glass windows were placed in the main windows of the keep.