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Château du Passage au Passage dans l'Isère

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Classique
Isère

Château du Passage

    Route de Virieu 
    38490 Le Passage
Château du Passage
Château du Passage
Château du Passage
Crédit photo : Paul.thouvenin - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1342
Construction of the strong house
1650
Construction of the current castle
1731
Purchased by Joseph Gallien de Chabons
1818
Modernization by General Quiot
1853
Acquisition by Marie-Joséphine Piegay
17 juillet 1972
Protection for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs; the billiard room and the old dining room on the ground floor with their decor; the chapel (cf. A 81): registration by order of 17 July 1972; The large staircase with the cage; the two living rooms and the bedroom on the ground floor of the south wing with their decor (cad. A 81): by order of 17 July 1972

Key figures

Famille de Clermont - First owners Builders of the strong house in 1342.
Famille de Poizieu - Castle builders Construction began in 1650.
Joseph Gallien de Chabons - Adviser to the Parliament of Grenoble Add staircase and woodwork in the 18th century.
Général Quiot - Owner and moderniser Renovates the castle in 1818.
Marie-Joséphine Piégay - Owner in 1853 Ancestor of the present owners.

Origin and history

The Passage Castle is a 17th-century pleasure building built around a 15th-century house in the Isère department. It is distinguished by its symmetrical architecture, its imposing roof (11 meters high) and its pleasant ditches. The facades, roofs, as well as interior elements such as the billiard room and chapel, have been protected since 1972 as historical monuments.

Originally, the Clermont family erected a strong house on this site in 1342, with remains in the right wing. In 1650, after a trial with Louis XI, the family of Poizieu acquired the estate and built the present castle. In the 18th century, Joseph Gallien de Chabons, an adviser to the Parliament of Grenoble, added an honour staircase, woodwork and a chapel with three marble altars.

During the Revolution, the castle closed and its furniture was dispersed. In 1818, General Quiot bought it and modernized it, adding trompe-l'oeil military decorations and a billiard room of 100 m2. Since 1853, the family of Saint-Romain has owned it. Today, the ground floor is open to visitors, offering a testimony of the architectural and decorative transformations of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The park of four hectares and the gardens complete this whole, reflecting the evolution of aristocratic tastes. The eastern facade, with a rigorous geometry, has 21 windows and an 18th century polychrome pediment. The classified items also include two lounges and a south wing bedroom, illustrating the fascist of Dauphinian residences.

The castle thus embodies nearly six centuries of history, mixing medieval heritage, classical embellishments and 19th century adaptations. Its partial registration and classification in 1972 underline its heritage value, both for its architecture and for its preserved interior decorations.

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