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The Château des Rollands de Haute-Jarrie, located in Jarrie en Isère, is a mansion built in the 18th and 19th centuries in the location of an ancient medieval fortress. The architectural ensemble consists of four buildings covered with long-paned roofs, supplemented by a circular tower with a conical roof. The interiors retain remarkable elements such as cradle vaults, a rotating staircase, and a neo-Gothic chapel built in 1864 in the tower, decorated by painter A. Coltry. The facades, symmetrical on the garden side, contrast with a polygonal tower on the opposite side, while the frames of the bays, made of moulded terracotta, highlight the refinement of the 19th century arrangements.

Originally, the strong house, after 1339, probably belonged to the Copier family, lords of Poizieu, who owned it until the 16th century. Major transformations took place at the end of the 15th or early 16th century, with the addition of large crosses and a monumental fireplace, reflecting the evolution towards residential comfort. In the 17th century, a vestibule was attached to the north wing. The present castle is the result of a complete renovation in the 18th century, followed by extensions in the 19th century, including a chapel in the round tower (1835) and an English park designed in 1900 by Gabriel Luizet. The communes, built in 1906, replaced old destroyed farms.

The interiors of the castle are distinguished by mosaic floors, woodwork signed Hache, fireplaces, alcoves and toiletries, as well as a library decorated with 19th-century geometric stained glass windows. The estate, classified as Historic Monument in 2006, also includes a landscape park and outbuildings ( stables, gazebo), with the exception of recent constructions related to the Hippo Club. The architecture and interior decorations illustrate the evolution of aristocratic tastes, between classicism and eclecticism, while preserving traces of the strong medieval house.

The site also bears witness to the local seigneurial history, with references to the Copier family and successive developments related to residential and symbolic needs. The neogothic chapel, with its painted decorations, and the park designed by Luizet, reflect the artistic influences of the 19th century. The materials used, such as terracotta or limestone slabs for the tower, highlight a craftsmanship typical of the region.

Today, the castle combines medieval heritage and modern transformations, offering a representative example of the adaptation of seigneurial houses to classical and romantic times. Its classification in 2006 protects a coherent set, where architecture, scenery and landscapes form a homogeneous whole, marked by nearly seven centuries of history.

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