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Tencin Castle, also known as the Château du Cruzille or Monteynard, is an 18th-century building in the municipality of Tencin, Isère. Built in 1775 by Louis François de Monteynard, Secretary of State for the War of Louis XV, it replaces a former feudal castle destroyed during the Wars of Religion. The plans were designed by architect Jourdan du Mayard, assisted by a descendant of Jules Hardouin-Mansard. Originally, the garden was designed in French, with a large circular floor and a bridge in front of the facade. The triangular pediment, adorned with Monteynard weapons, dominates the central forebody.

The interior works, begun in 1783, were interrupted by the French Revolution. The castle, unfinished, then served as a military warehouse, which preserved it from destruction. Although Louis François de Monteynard had never inhabited him, his heirs completed the work under the First Empire. The park, now landscaped, preserves cedars and a terrace, vestige of the original garden. A double staircase, inspired by the style of Fontainebleau, was added in 1840 in front of the facade.

The castle houses a Louis XV leather salon in Cordoba, classified as a historical monument. Owned by the Monteynard family, followed by a stationery businessman and a Mauritian businessman since 2013, it is currently on sale. The association The life of Tencin Castle works to preserve its material and intangible heritage. The site was listed as a historical monument in 1946 and bears witness to the aristocratic architecture of the eighteenth century and its evolution over the centuries.

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