Castles in Savoie

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
73460 Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère

The castle of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, a former 13th-century castle rebuilt in the 17th century, dominates Isère en Savoie. This barony seat, inscribed with historical monuments, combines medieval architecture and classical transformations.

73170 Yenne

The fortified house of Fistillieu, built in the 13th century in Yenne en Savoie, was a medieval seigneurial seat today disappeared, dominating the hamlet of the Buchets.

Château fort
73110 Villard-Sallet

The Château de Montmayeur, a former castle of the 12th–13th centuries, dominates Villard-Sallet in Savoie. Ruined in the 15th century, its remains and two medieval towers testify to its strategic role between Chambéry and Italy.

Château fort
73310 Chindrieux

The Château de Châtillon, a former 11th century castle rebuilt in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries, dominates Lake Bourget in Chindrieux, Savoie. This historic monument, partially inscribed in 1991, was the centre of the seigneury of Châtillon and bears witness to medieval and Renaissance architecture.

73470 Gerbaix

The castle of Gerbaix, the ruin of a 13th century castle, dominates Gerbaix in Savoie. Former seigneurial centre, it illustrates medieval Alpine architecture with concentric enclosures and square towers.

Château fort
73540 La Bâthie

Chantemerle Castle, a former 12th century castle, dominates the Isère Valley in La Bâthie (Savoie). The summer residence of the archbishops of Tarentaise, there are still imposing ruins.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
73200 Mercury

The Château de Chevron, a former 14th century castle rebuilt in the 17th century, stands in Mercury en Savoie, in the heart of a historic seigneury of Savoie County.

73800 Cruet

The fort house of the Chanay, built at the end of the 14th century in Cruet en Savoie, was a medieval seigneurial center integrated into a local defensive network. Its remains still dominate the Alpine landscape.