Château de Châteauvieux

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Le château en bref

The Château de Châteauvieux stands in the former commune of Seynod, now attached to Annecy (Haute-Savoie). Fortified from the 13th century under the overlordship of the Counts of Geneva, it was substantially rebuilt around 1551 by Henri Pelard, who became its sole lord. Passing into the hands of Count Paul-Joseph Biord at the end of the 18th century, it was confiscated as national property on his death while in detention during the Terror (1794); its towers were then stripped of their roofs, and the estate became the centre of a farming operation.