Château de Châteauvieux

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Château de Châteauvieux is located in the commune of Cuisia, in the Jura. Originally built as a fortified house to guard the trade route linking the fairs of Chalon-sur-Saône with Geneva, passing through Orgelet and Saint-Claude, it depended on the barony of Chevreaux, an appanage of the House of Vienne. Transformed and enlarged from the 14th century to the present day, the main building (19 x 12 metres) originally had two defensive towers pierced with numerous firing openings (for arquebuses, muskets and small cannon) across three levels. The attics and the third floor were entirely burned by French troops in 1637, at the same time as the destruction of the overlord's castle of Chevreaux. Abandoned for many years, it has been undergoing restoration since 2014.