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  6. Château de la Guerrière

 Château de la Guerrière à Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or dans le Rhône

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de plaisance
Rhône

Château de la Guerrière

    44 Rue Rochon
    69270 Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
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Crédit photo : Dominique Robert - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1640
Sale by Jean Terrasse
1774
Purchased by François Valesque
fin XVIIe siècle
Initial construction
4 mai 1998
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle; all the enclosed gardens, including the two gates, the fence walls, the cavalier aisle, the terrace and its retaining towers, the stairs, the orangery, the courtyard of the pool with its fountain, the whole of the "Combe ", the buildings of the farm (cad. D 37, 39, 258, placed Rue Rochon, 38, 40, 45, 107, 108, 324, 325, placed Le Rochon, 267, placed Rue Valesque): by order of 4 May 1998

Key figures

Jean Terrasse - Former owner Sell the castle in 1640
J.J. Chomey - Acquirer in 1640 Start of family transmissions
François Valesque - Owner in 1774 New era for the field
Nicolas Servandoni - Painter assigned (unconfirmed) Suspected author of frescoes
Reine du Soleil - Painted Character Marriage represented in fresco
Jean Baptiste Constant - Painted Character Marriage represented in fresco

Origin and history

The Château de la Guerrière, located in Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, was built by the family of the Sun at the end of the seventeenth century. Originally modestly owned by the Buatiers, allied with the Warriors (the 15th century's family of dechevins), it grew in the 18th century thanks to successive acquisitions by the Lyon bourgeoisie, becoming a luxurious villa with terraced gardens and interior frescoes.

The estate changed hands several times: sold in 1640 by Jean Terrasse to J.J. Chomey, he then passed to the Gayot, Du Soleil, Constant families, then Valesque in 1774. After three generations of Valesque, it was passed on to the Durand, Fayard de Mille, Olphe Galliard, Bizot, Bouexic de Pignieux and Sarton du Jonchay. The castle, classified as a historical monument in 1998, is remarkable for its interior decorations (wall paintings, woodwork, gypseries) and its architectural organization.

The interior houses murals attributed to Nicolas Servandoni (unconfirmed), representing landscapes and the marriage of Queen of the Sun and Jean Baptiste Constant. The chapel and the small staircase are decorated with gypsums, while the library preserves 18th century woodwork, transferred from Charity to Lyon in 1930. Private property, the castle is not visited.

The estate comprises two main buildings in right angle, extended by a chapel, as well as enclosed gardens with gates, fence walls, cavalry and orangery. These elements, classified in 1998, illustrate the influence of Italian architecture and the refinement of Lyon bourgeois residences in the 18th century.

External links

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