En un regard
Le château en bref
Séchilienne Castle overlooks the Romanche valley in Isère. Built from the 13th century by the Alleman family, who acquired the lands in 1226, it was their second castellany after Uriage. It consists of a large quadrilateral flanked by a round tower and a 15th-century circular keep (dated by dendrochronology to 1455), with machicolations, crenellations and loopholes. Large windows were pierced in the 17th century, and neo-medieval turrets were added in the 19th century. Set on fire by the German army in 1944, it was bought back by the commune in 1949. The ruined buildings are closed to the public, but the grounds remain accessible.