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Rochefort Castle is one of the two castles of Allaman, in the canton of Vaud, and it is recognised as a cultural property of regional importance. Its name dates back to the fifteenth century, when the site belonged to the Menthon family, lords of Rochefort in Savoy, according to the notice of the City of Lausanne. From the sixteenth century onwards, several families succeeded one another in running the agricultural and wine-growing estate. In 1838, the property was bequeathed to the Bourse des pauvres (Poor Fund) of the commune of Lausanne; it remains today a wine estate of the City of Lausanne (approximately 4.3 ha), the only one of its estates with a majority of red grape varieties, with pinot noir in the lead. The Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse presents it as the second castle of Allaman, linked to the co-lords of Aubonne, while the main castle of the lords of Allaman is a separate building.