Carrouge Castle with former tower and fountain

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Le château en bref

Carrouge Castle is a complex of buildings comprising a castle and its outbuildings, located in the old village of Moudon, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on top of a rocky spur formed at the confluence of the Mérine and the Broye. Layaz Tower, listed as Swiss cultural property of national significance, leans against the terrace of Carrouge Castle up to halfway its height. The castle, remodelled at the end of the 19th century, rises on medieval foundations that include many plots of land once belonging to the lords of Vulliens. Carrouge Castle became state property in 1894. Since 1869, and throughout the 20th century, the castle has housed a specialised institution, the École Cantonale pour Enfants Sourds, which became the École du Château de Carrouge. The institution is now run by the Fondation Mérine. Since the relocation in 1991 of the residential facility for the hearing-impaired sector from Lausanne (ECES), the École du Château de Carrouge has had seven classes (for up to 67 pupils) providing specialised education for children with learning, behavioural and personality disorders, as well as a PPLS service (psychology, psychomotor and speech therapy services in the school setting) for the entire Broye region.