Château de Romans

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The Château de Romans, or Château des Comtes de Romans-Ferrari, is a former fortified castle that succeeded a fortified house dating from at least the 13th century. It was built in the 14th century, largely rebuilt in the 15th century and remodelled around 1860. It overlooks the Renon valley. Held from the 13th century by the Varax family (Huric de Varax acknowledged holding it from Amé de Savoie in September 1272), it passed to Anatoile de la Baume (1560), then to the families of Ponceton (17th century), Liobard (1689) and Ferrari (Claude César Ferrari, 1718, who made it a summer residence). Étienne-Lambert de Romans-Ferrari received the title of count from Louis XV in December 1763; his descendants owned it until 1912. Built of brick on an irregular quadrilateral plan, it has three round towers and one square tower, surrounded by moats. Since 2007 it has housed the Romans-Ferrari medicalised care home (foyer d'accueil médicalisé).