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 Castle of Chazay à Chazay-d'Azergues dans le Rhône

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château Médiéval et Renaissance
Rhône

Castle of Chazay

    1-3 Allée des Remparts
    69380 Chazay-d'Azergues
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Crédit photo : PHILDIC - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
IXe siècle (vers 850-870)
Royal donation to the Abbey of Ainay
934
Hungarian invasion
1173
Lyon Suzeraineté
1301
Papal release
XVe siècle (1455-1505)
Reconstruction by Theodore du Terrail
1791
Sale as a national good
1923-1938
Historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The 15th century carved door on the ground floor and the 15th century fireplace on the first floor: by order of 4 June 1923; The castle, with the exception of parts classified: inscription by order of 19 January 1926; Magat Tower as well as the remains of the castle and the former church of the priory of Benedictines included in the perimeter delimited to the north by the Place de la Poste, to the east by the impasse Paradise, to the south by the street of Porteries, to the west by the cadastral plots 105, 121 and the street of Grand-Four : inscription by order of 6 January 1938

Key figures

Boson - King of Burgundy Donor of Chazay at the Abbey of Ainay.
Raynal Ier - Abbé d'Ainay First Lord of Chazay around 930.
Théodore du Terrail - Abbed from 1455 to 1505 Reconstructor of the castle, uncle of Bayard.
Philibert de Naturel - First Abbé Commandataire Finished the layout of the castle in 1507.
Chevalier Bayard - Military Famous Neve of Theodore du Terrail, indirectly linked.

Origin and history

Chazay-d'Azergues Castle is a former 15th century castle in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was built on a strategic position at the entrance of the Azergues valley, overlooking the village. Its most remarkable elements, such as the sculptured door and the 15th century fireplace, have been listed as historical monuments since 1923, while the rest of the castle and its remains are listed in 1926 and 1938. The site also includes the remains of an ancient Benedictine church and a medieval tower, the Magat Tower.

Originally, in the 9th century, the king of Burgundy Boson offered the land of Chazay to the abbey of Ainay, which set up a convent there. After Hungarian invasions in 934, the abbots strengthened the site, imposing royalties on the inhabitants. In 1173 Chazay passed under the suzerainety of the archbishops of Lyon, then was freed from this guardianship in 1301 by papal arbitration, dependent only on the king and the pope. The fortress, cited from the 13th century, played a key defensive role, notably against the Tard-Venus in 1364 and the English in 1379.

In the 15th century, Abbé Théodore du Terrail, uncle of the knight Bayard, rebuilt the castle, while Philibert de Naturel completed its layout at the beginning of the 16th century. The fortress, consisting of three enclosures, housed the castellam (religious and seigneurial heart), the castrum (current city) and an outer enclosure for artisans. After the secularization of the abbots in 1684, the goods were strengthened to the bourgeois and then sold as national goods in 1791.

Today only remains of the fortifications, such as the Castellum Gate, the Baboin Gate and a truncated tower. The castle, owned by an association, preserves architectural elements of the 15th and 16th centuries, mixing medieval and reborn styles. Its history reflects the power struggles between lay lords, archbishops and abbots, as well as its role in local defence during the Hundred Years War.

External links

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