Château de La Plagne

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Le château en bref

The Château de La Plagne overlooks the village of Saint-Jean-le-Centenier, in the Ardèche. It retains a 13th-century tower as well as remains of ramparts built during the Hundred Years' War. The seigneury, founded in the 13th century, belonged to the de Montaud family from 1381 to 1668; descended from the most illustrious nobility of the Vivarais, the family extended its influence as far as Languedoc, Provence and Paris. In 1638 the château passed by marriage to the Moreton de Chabrillan, a family said to be of Scottish origin and known in the Vivarais from the 12th century, several of whose members distinguished themselves in the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Jacques Aimard de Moreton, captain of the guards of Louis XVI's brother, and Louis-Joseph-Henri de Moreton, lieutenant-colonel of the Grenadiers de France. The agronomist Olivier de Serres, lord of Le Pradel, is said to have signed deeds at the château. The building retains apartments with old parquet floors, woodwork and ceilings, stone-vaulted cellars and a park enclosed by perimeter walls. Acquired by the municipality in 2020 when it was in an advanced state of disrepair, it has been the subject since 2025 of a restoration programme supported by the Fondation du patrimoine and the Loto du patrimoine.