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Origin and history

The Château de Montvuagnard was a former fortress located in the commune of Alby-sur-Chéran in Haute-Savoie. It was part of a network of seven castles (Châteauvieux, Le Donjon, Montconon, Montdésir, Montpon and Pierrecharve) defending the region and controlling the passage of the torrent. Its ruins, now almost disappeared, were between the villages of Chedes-des-dessus and Vons, on a mound overlooking the valley.

According to historian Léon Menabréa, the castle is mentioned under the Latin names Mons Wagnardorum or Castrum Montis Wagnardi. It originally belonged to the Vuagnard family, originally from Geneva. Around 1650 he passed into the hands of the Montpon family, and in 1746 to Senator Cormand de Montpon, who used his stones to restore his own castle in Montpon. A century later, Count Joseph de Thiollaz did the same to build a wing of his home.

Today, only traces of walls remain, testifying to its progressive destruction. The site illustrates the strategic importance of strong houses in the region, linked to the monitoring of communication axes and the protection of local populations during the Middle Ages and the modern era.

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