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Le château en bref
Château d'Eybens is a castle located in France, in the commune of Eybens in the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Overlooking the former village of Eybens from the summit of a small hillock covered by the forest that forms the château's park, its origins are nonetheless poorly known. A medieval castle, it is already mentioned in certain documents predating 1120.
Among the families who lived there are those of Briançon (13th and 16th centuries), Chaponay (16th century), Surville (until 1754) and, according to some accounts, Christine of Savoy between 1620 and 1650.
The present building probably dates from 1610, and recent research carried out by the association “L'Histoire d'Eybens” suggests that the reconstruction of the château cannot be attributed to Christine of Savoy, contrary to what some recent literature indicates. After the Surville family, the château passed to the Leclet, Perier and then Chaper families.