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The castle of Pizançon, located in Chatuzange-le-Goubet in Drôme, finds its origins in the ninth century in the form of a strong house, then transformed into a medieval castle. At the end of the 16th century, it became the property of the family of La Croix-Chevrières, succeeding the Poitiers-Valentinois. The old feudal building, looted and burned in 1793 by revolutionary soldiers, was completely rebuilt in the 19th century by the Marquis de La Croix-Chevrières in a contemporary style, incorporating a chapel and a U-shaped plan.

During the First World War, the castle served as an auxiliary hospital for wounded soldiers before being rehabilitated in a private residence after the conflict. Today, it houses several housing units and remains a property closed to the public. Its architecture, marked by a remarkable façade and an interior staircase, gave it partial protection under the Historic Monuments in 1982, covering the facades, roofs and the baluster staircase.

The ancient feudal castle, of which only traces remain, consisted of four bodies of houses organized around a square tower, flanked by pavilions. The site, linked to the history of local noble families such as the Valentine's Poitiers and the Cross-Chevrières, illustrates the evolution of medieval fortifications to aristocratic residences, before playing a humanitarian role during the Great War. The archives and the family fonds, preserved in the archives of Isère, bear witness to this multi-series history.

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