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Manoir de la Rigaudière

Jassans-Riottier, Ain, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Manoir (cad. AT 54) : inscription par arrêté du 14 mars 1996
Protection dates
1996/03/14 : inscrit MH
Type
maison forte
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
1699 quai Maurice-Utrillo
Commune
Jassans-Riottier
Département
Ain
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.97078, 4.75667
Mérimée reference
PA01000002

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Province and citie of Lions. Lyonnois forest et Beaujolois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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La maison-forte de la Rigaudière s'élève en bordure de Saône, au pied de la motte castrale, ou poype de Riottier. Après l'occupation savoyarde du début du XVe siècle, le château, rendu en très mauvais état à l'archevêque de lyon en 1445, est peu à peu abandonné, les habitants s'étant réfugiés au bord de la rivière où se constitue le hameau de Riottier. Lorsqu'en 1572, l'église de Lyon vend le fief à David de Cleberg, l'aile gauche de la maison forte est probablement déjà construite. Le nouveau seigneur est le fils unique de jean Cleberger, dit "le bon allemand", banquier de François ier et principal fondateur de l'hospice de la Charité de Lyon. Aucun indice ne confirme l'attribution des travaux sur le corps principal, l'embellissement et l'achèvement du manoir de David de Cleberg avant son décès en 1592. On ne sait ce que devient ensuite la Rigaudière, qui passe en 1774 aux Hubert, seigneurs de Saint-Didier-de-Formans. En 1823, elle est cadastrée comme une maison, sol, et cour, glacière, serre et jardin au nom de Chaussat de Montessuy. Le bâtiment subit quelques modifications dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle: transformation de l'élévation sur cour entre les deux tours d'escaliers, adjonction au sud-ouest d'un escalier extérieur, dans lequel est remployé un remplage gothique, provenant probablement de la chapelle Saint-Denis, démolie en 1854. En 1930, le propriétaire A. Mourier, se propose de restituer la façade sur cour, mais le jet, dessiné par un architecte, de galeries superposées reliant les deux escaliers, n'a pas été réalisé. L'édifice est acquis par son propriétaire actuel, en 1977.

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The fortified house of la Rigaudière stands on the edge of the Saône, at the foot of the castle motte, or poype of Riottier. After the Savoyard occupation of the early 15th century, the castle, returned in very poor condition to the archbishop of Lyon in 1445, is gradually abandoned, the inhabitants having taken refuge at the edge of the river where the hamlet of Riottier is established. When in 1572 the Church of Lyon sells the fief to David de Cleberg, the left wing of the fortified house is probably already built. The new lord is the only son of Jean Cleberger, called "the good German", banker to François I and principal founder of the hospice of Charité of Lyon. No evidence confirms the attribution of the works on the main body, the beautification and completion of the manor of David de Cleberg before his death in 1592. What becomes of the Rigaudière thereafter is unknown, which passes in 1774 to the Huberts, lords of Saint-Didier-de-Formans. In 1823, it is cadastrally recorded as a house, ground, and courtyard, ice-house, greenhouse and garden in the name of Chaussat de Montessuy. The building undergoes some modifications in the second half of the 19th century: transformation of the elevation overlooking the courtyard between the two stair towers, addition to the southwest of an external staircase, in which is reused a Gothic tracery, probably coming from the chapel of Saint-Denis, demolished in 1854. In 1930, the owner A. Mourier, proposes to restore the façade overlooking the courtyard, but the design, drawn by an architect, of superimposed galleries linking the two staircases, was not realized. The building is acquired by its current owner in 1977.

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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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