Construction of the castle vers 1760 (≈ 1760)
Built by the family of Epinay on old foundations.
1853
Establishment of the park
Establishment of the park 1853 (≈ 1853)
Remodeled by Chulot in romantic style.
1944
Memorial stele
Memorial stele 1944 (≈ 1944)
Tribute to a civilian victim at the Tournelles.
1974
First protection
First protection 1974 (≈ 1974)
Classification of remarkable facades and interiors.
1992
Classification of the fleet
Classification of the fleet 1992 (≈ 1992)
Recognition of the garden as a historical monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs; inside staircase; large living room called golden lounge with its decor (cad. O 140): entry by order of 28 June 1974 - Inside the castle, on the ground floor: the dining room and the living room is; chapel; west courtyard, including the five iron gates; facades and roofs of all buildings of the communes; the two pavilions known as the Tournels; agricultural and landscape park, created by the Count of Chulot, including aisles, water bodies, groves, vegetable garden (cad. Saint-Georges-de-Reneins O 138-140, 190-194, 197-199, 201-203, 227, 228, 295; L 530, 498; Arnas A 2-4, 6, 8-10, 1039-1041: registration by order of 29 January 1996
Key figures
Famille d’Épinay - Sponsors
Builders of the castle around 1760.
Paul de Lavenne de Choulot - Landscape
Creator of the park in 1853.
Madame Lièvre - Civilian victim
Executed in 1944 near the Tournelles.
Origin and history
The castle of Laye, located mainly in Saint-Georges-de-Reneins (with part of its park on Arnas), was built around 1760 by the family of Epinay on the foundations of an ancient medieval fortress. Its large vaulted rooms of origin support a classical architecture of the School of Soufflot, with an advanced building body, a large porch and five gates closing a courtyard of honor. The golden living room, dining room and 18th century chapel, made of Beaujolais ochre stones, are classified.
The 22-hectare park, remodeled in 1853 by Count Paul de Lavenne de Chulot, illustrates the romantic and agricultural style of the landscaped gardens of the time. It combines a piece of sinuous water with an island, an alley of plane trees forming vaults, botanical plantations and a vegetable garden. Ranked in 1992 and labeled a remarkable Garden, it extends to the Laye Wood, where a historic road leads to two listed pavilions, the Tournelles, and a stele commemorating a 1944 civilian victim.
The estate's outbuildings include communes, a west courtyard with iron gates, and scattered elements on the communes of Saint-Georges-de-Reneins and Arnas. The castle, its interiors (stairs, living rooms), the chapel, the grilles and the park have been the subject of successive protections since 1974. The ensemble is an example of exceptional preservation, both architectural and landscape, since the 18th century.
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