En un regard
Le château en bref
Monthey Castle, also known as Château-Neuf to distinguish it from the former Château de la Motte, which has since disappeared, overlooks the historic centre of the Valais town. Built in the Savoyard period, probably around 1411, it became the seat of the governors of the Upper Valais for the Lower Valais after 1536. A fire in 1606 ravaged it; a major reconstruction in 1663–1664 gave it its present appearance, and the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Compassion was consecrated in 1669. Bought back in the nineteenth century by the bourgeoisie and the commune, it was listed as a federal monument of national significance in 1952. It houses the municipal administration and the Musée du Vieux-Monthey, which has been installed there since 2000.