Château de Sainte-Croix

En un regard

Le château en bref

Château de Sainte-Croix, in the Ain department, existed as early as 1281 as the estate of the lords of Crues, forming part of the seigneury of Montluel. In 1828 it was a red-brick, U-shaped building open to the west, with a round tower overlooking the valley. Around 1870, its owners converted it into a bourgeois residence, removing the tower and the south wing. In 1990, the EDF works council fitted it out as a restaurant, erasing most of its historical traces. Today, the “Domaine de Sainte-Croix” serves as a holiday resort managed by the CMCAS of Lyon and the CCAS. All that survives, partially preserved, is a portico of a rectangular tower that once gave access to the inner courtyard.