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Le château en bref
Grandcour Castle, in the canton of Vaud, stands on the northern flank of the spur that carries the old village. It is a classical two-storey residence, U-shaped, with a central body and two wings under tall hipped roofs, and a façade decorated in yellow stone. A balustraded terrace opens between the wings, and a double-flight perron leads down to the walled garden on the slope. Baron Abraham Sinner had it built between 1736 and 1741 on the site of a ruined manor house, to designs by the architect Jean Couvet of Neuchâtel. It replaced the medieval castle, the last tower of which was demolished in 1842. The Oulevey family bought it in 1817 and still owns it.