Château de Chevigney

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Le château en bref

Known as “le Chapitre” or the former Château de Chevigney, this 18th-century residence stands on the Place du Chapitre in Neuville-les-Dames (Ain). It belongs to the group of canonesses' houses lining the square, with their tall windows and oculi. From the 13th to the 18th century Neuville was home to a community of nuns led by a prioress, which depended on the Abbey of Saint-Claude until 1741 and then on the Archbishop of Lyon. Secularised by Louis XV in 1755, the chapter became a noble chapter whose members received from the king a white-enamelled cross. According to local sources, the house was built around 1730 by the canoness Charlotte de Brosses de Montfalcon. An order of 18 December 1980 partially listed the building as a historic monument: façades and roofs (excluding the tower), the interior staircase, and the drawing room with its decoration. It is privately owned.