Château de Volognat

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Le château en bref

The Château de Volognat is located in the commune of Nurieux-Volognat, in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The site, mentioned as early as 1250 as the "mas de Volognat" held by Hugonet de Mornay, was fortified from 1301, when the lord of Thoire authorised the raising of walls and towers, giving rise to the lordship of Volognat. The estate then passed through the hands of several families, notably the Feillens-Vologna (1389–1547), then the Moyria, before a younger branch of the Scottish Douglas family had the present north façade built at the end of the 18th century. The main building, remodelled in the 19th century, has a rectangular structure of about 17 by 28 metres on three floors, flanked by a tower about 5 metres in diameter and two outbuildings, within a wooded estate of about 9 hectares comprising a park and gardens.