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Le château en bref
Located 400 metres north-east of the village centre of Mieussy, in the Giffre valley, the Château de Barbey gave its name to the hamlet that surrounds it. It first belonged to the de Marigny family, then passed to the counts of Aviernoz through the marriage of Marie de Marigny to Count Jérôme d'Aviernoz. At the beginning of the 18th century, a fire destroyed its tower, which was subsequently rebuilt. On the death of the countess in 1754, the estate passed to her two sons, Claude and Jean; the latter undertook the restoration of the house. After the Revolution, the château was bought by M. Dussais, who later sold it to the Jorat family. The building, modest in size, has seven rooms and remains dominated by its tower; a chapel was fitted out to the left of the entrance. As a private property, it is not open to visitors but can be seen from the outside, in the middle of the meadows of the commune.