Hautefort Castle

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Le château en bref

Hautefort Castle, not to be confused with the Château de Hautefort in the Dordogne, is located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin, in the Isère department, where it overlooks the village and the church. A fortified house built by the House of Clermont has stood on this site since the 11th century; Sibaud I de Clermont is the first known owner, around 1080, followed by Aymon de Clermont, lord in 1146. The Clermont family sold the property in 1537. The original building comprised two distinct structures, a square tower to the east and a detached chapel to the west; in the 18th century, the de Meffray family linked these two elements with a central building. Between 1829 and 1830, Jean-Marie Constantin de Chanay undertook major works and had the two ponds that still exist dug. Sold in lots in 1982, the château is today a privately owned property divided into several apartments.