En un regard
Le château en bref
Overlooking the centre of Moutier, in the Birs valley, the château is the former residence of the provosts of the Moutier-Grandval chapter, erected at the end of the 16th century. It was originally enclosed by a wall and flanked by four towers, one of which served as a prison. Damaged by fire in 1610, then demolished in 1737, it was rebuilt by the Chapter in the Baroque style and completed in 1740; its high Mansard-style roof is its hallmark. Nationalised at the Revolution, it passed to a private family before being bought back by the State of Bern in 1817 and becoming the residence of the bailiffs, then of the prefects. An annex was added in 1932, and the château was restored in 1991–1993.