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The Château d'Orlier, also known as d'Orlyé, is a fortified manor house located in the hamlet of Balmont, in the commune of Seynod. As early as the 12th century, a lord of Orlyé made a testamentary bequest in favour of the church of Balmont, according to Canon Coutin. In 1366, Amédée d'Orlyé accompanied Count Amédée VI of Savoy (the ‘Green Count’) on his expedition to the East, first directed against the Turks and then turned against Bulgaria. The Orlyé family, elevated to the rank of marquis, also held fortified manor houses at Viuz-la-Chiesaz and at Albens, while their seigneurial centre was the Château du Cengle at Allèves. The present building is a modest construction, with a single storey above a ground floor, flanked by a round tower at one of its corners.