Château de Dizimieu

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Le château en bref

The Château de Dizimieu, in the Isère department, is a former medieval fortified manor house whose existence is recorded as early as 1345. An inventory of 1687 describes a ground-floor hall, a chapel, a large kitchen, a vaulted cellar and a bread oven. Judged to be in poor condition in 1722, it gave rise to a project for rebuilding: a new château was built from 1740 to 1773, but its foundations proved defective and it was demolished in 1780. The abandoned site then served as a farm, and after 1861 a restoration, accompanied by a partial reconstruction of the former medieval château, was undertaken. The neighbouring chapel, dated 1610, served as the burial place of the lords of Dizimieu. Only the two entrance pavilions and the west and east towers are protected, by partial listing as a monument historique (order of 8 June 1988). The château is privately owned.