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Pupetières Castle is a nineteenth-century château located in the commune of Chabons, in the Isère department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
The Virieu family has owned the estate since the thirteenth century, when the original château was built as a simple fortified house (maison forte). Between 1861 and 1866, Alphonse de Virieu, son of Aymon, decided to entrust the reconstruction of Pupetières to two architects: Denis Darcy for the outbuildings, and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc for the château, in a Neo-Gothic style.
The Pupetières estate is also associated with the poet Alphonse de Lamartine, who wrote one of his most celebrated works there, a Romantic-inspired poem entitled *Le Vallon*, which in turn inspired the Countess Anna de Noailles.
The château and its outbuildings have been listed as a monument historique by order of 8 November 1972. As a private property, the park and the building are nevertheless open to visitors, with opening hours and admission prices set by the owner.