Château Marcel

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Le château en bref

Château Marcel is located on Route de Port-Galland, in the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Niost, in the Ain, overlooking the road between Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans and Saint-Jean-de-Niost. Originally a fortified house devoted to farming from the 16th century, at the end of the 17th century it belonged to the de Digoine family, lords of Bourg-Saint-Christophe, before passing to François Plantier. In 1759 the de Montherot family acquired and restored it, preserving its towers and machicolations, which give it the appearance of a 17th-century manor house. The estate was later sold to M. de Saint-Innocent. A chapel was built on the property in 1839, and the building underwent a further restoration in the 19th century. Privately owned, the château is not open to visitors but can be seen from the outside.