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Château de Faverges-de-la-Tour stands on a rise in the commune of the same name, in the Isère department. Associated from 1230 with the Virieu family according to local history, it has been mentioned since the 14th century. The enclosure is supported, above the sheer drop, by a long terrace on a vault. The oldest surviving remains date from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries; the outbuildings, with their vaulted stables, date from the 18th century, a window bearing the date 1732. The watchtower at the south-east corner was decapitated during the Revolution; in August 1789, Silvion de Virieu de Beauvoir had to surrender his seigneurial titles. Between 1850 and 1885, the architect Bresson restored the château in an Italianate style, crowned the tower with machicolations and added turrets, one of which has collapsed. Acquired in 1979, the château became a luxury hotel within the Relais & Châteaux network, then in 2004 passed under the Châteauform' brand, which hosts seminars and corporate meetings there. No protection under the monuments historiques designation has been identified.