En un regard
Le château en bref
Overlooking Lake Geneva, Coppet Castle was founded around 1280 by Humbert IV of Thoire and Villars; only the south wing of the medieval fortress survives. Set on fire by the Bernese in 1536, it was acquired in 1657 by Frédéric de Dohna, and received a U-shaped plan and then its present appearance from Jean-Jacques Hogguer. In 1784, Jacques Necker, former minister of Louis XVI, made it his residence and restored it; he rests in a mausoleum dating from 1793–1794. His daughter Germaine de Staël inherited the estate in 1804. In 1819, Auguste de Staël created an English-style park and the "retour d'Égypte" library. The Haussonville family still owns the property and opens the site to the public.