Origin and history

The château de Chénelette is a building located in the commune of the same name, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The available sources do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history, thus limiting the information to its status as a local monument. In this region, castles have often played a central role in the social and economic organization of the territories.

They served as defence points, seigneurial residences or administrative centres, reflecting the power and activities of surrounding communities throughout the centuries.