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Château

Dizimieu, Isère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les deux pavillons d'entrée ; tour Ouest ; tour Est (cad. D 54) : inscription par arrêté du 8 juin 1988
Protection dates
1988/06/08 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
château
Later work
13e siècle, 14e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Dizimieu
Département
Isère
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.70592, 5.29918
Mérimée reference
PA00117175

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "La Bresse, Le Bugey..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Château mentionné dès 1345, décrit en 1687 comme comprenant une salle basse, une chapelle, une grande cuisine, une cave voûtée, un four et ses appartenances. En 1722, l'édifice est en mauvais état, et la construction d'un nouveau château est entreprise de 1740 à 1773. Les fondations du nouveau château étant mauuvaises, ce dernier est détruit en 1780. Le lieu, abandonné, sert de ferme. Après 1861, restauration et reconstruction partielle de l'ancien château médiéval. La chapelle près du château date de 1610, et servit de sépulture aux seigneurs de Dizimieu.

English translation

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Castle mentioned from 1345 onwards, described in 1687 as comprising a lower hall, a chapel, a large kitchen, a vaulted cellar, an oven and its dependencies. In 1722, the building is in poor condition, and the construction of a new castle is undertaken from 1740 to 1773. The foundations of the new castle being poor, the latter is destroyed in 1780. The place, abandoned, serves as a farm. After 1861, restoration and partial reconstruction of the old medieval castle. The chapel near the castle dates from 1610, and served as a burial place for the lords of Dizimieu.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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