Château de Granoux

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Château de Granoux is located in the commune of Saint-Lager-Bressac, in the Ardèche. It is privately owned and not open to visitors. The building, described as a gentilhommière (manor house) rather than a true fortress, has a square mass flanked by crenellated towers, surrounded by flowered terraces and lawns. It is said to have been built by Giraud de Bézaugier, a member of a family originally from the Limousin that settled in the Vivarais in the 16th century, styled lord of Saint-Lager in 1513 and later bailiff of La Voulte. Giraud de Bézaugier was one of the leading figures of the Protestant party in the Vivarais in the 16th century and sat in the Estates of the Vivarais from 1563 to 1599. From the 17th century the château passed to the La Pimpie family, then to the d'Hilaire de Jovyac family. Alfred-Marie-Thérèse-Charles-Joseph d'Hilaire, married in 1838 and mayor of Saint-Lager-Bressac, is the last owner documented in the sources consulted.