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Boigne Castle, nicknamed Buisson-Rond Castle, is a 19th-century monument built on older foundations, located in Chambéry en Savoie. It replaces a 17th century house built by François-Amédée Milliet de Challes, archbishop of Tarentaise, who succeeded a medieval fief as early as 1341. The estate, sold as a national property in 1794, was acquired in 1802 by the Count of Boigne, who erected the present castle there to receive his second wife, Adèle d'Osmond, and their worldly circle.

The 7,500 m2 park, built in 1810 by the Count of Boigne, houses a rose garden of 6,000 plants and 83 varieties. The castle, partially listed in the Historical Monuments since 1982, was also the stage of the first flight in Savoyard balloon on May 6, 1784, organized by Louis Brun and Xavier de Maistre. The estate, bought by the town of Chambéry at the end of the 20th century, now hosts an annex of the town hall and sports facilities.

The castle is distinguished by its central double-height living room, surrounded by sumptuous rooms such as the ballroom or library. Its architecture is inspired by the Piedmontian mansions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The chapel and two pavilions complete the whole. The park, on the edge of the Albanne River, marks the southeast entrance to Chambéry and offers views of the Chartreuse massif.

Before the Count of Boigne, the estate belonged to noble Savoyard families: the Grange of Chambéry (XIIIth-15th centuries), the Milliet (including Louis Milliet, Grand Chancellor of Savoie in 1587), and the Marcosays. Marquis Joseph Frédéric Milliet d'Arvillars was the last owner before the Revolution. The castle also served as a setting for the telefilm Why I Live (2020), evoking the life of Grégory Lemarchal.

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