En un regard
Le château en bref
Hauteville Castle overlooks Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, above Vevey. In the 13th century, the site formed the lower part of the lordship of Blonay; Jean de Blonay sold it in 1300 to Count Amadeus V of Savoy. After the Bernese conquest of 1536, the Blonays bought it back in 1565. Jacques-Philippe d'Herwarth enlarged the fortified house in 1734. In 1760, the merchant Pierre-Philippe Cannac bought it and transformed it into a pleasure château with three wings (1760–1768), to the plans of François Franque of Avignon, with the works directed by Donat Cochet of Lyon. Trompe-l'œil painted decoration, geometric gardens, a dovecote, a mill, farms and vineyards make up the estate.