Château de Saint-André du Coing

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Le château en bref

On the slopes of the Mont d'Or, at an altitude of roughly 320 metres, the Château de Saint-André du Coing overlooks the commune of Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or. A former fief of the Church of Lyon, it is said to have replaced, in the 16th century, a fortified house known as the Rionde. The north-west façade retains stone mullioned windows in golden stone, typical of the 16th century, while the south-east façade, three storeys high, was remodelled in the 17th century on either side of a terrace flanked by old towers. Inside, 17th-century grisailles are attributed to the painter Pietro Ricci, and the kitchen retains a fireplace dating from 1774. The park is laid out around two alleys that cross at a circular pond bordered by topiary parterres. Sold in 1583 to Guyot de Masso, the estate then passed to the Sève, the Barral de Rochechinard and the Quatrefages de la Roquette families, and, after its sale as national property, to François Ponchon in 1820. It is protected as a monument historique and today belongs to a private company; it is not open to visitors.