The Château de la Barre is a residence in the commune of Brégnier-Cordon in the Ain département of France. It stands on the western slope of the Mont de Cordon.
The main building dates from the 20th century, but the fortifications date back to a 14th-century castle. The château was originally a court of justice and a toll collection centre, hence its name "La Barre".
History
The Château de la Barre belonged to the House of Cordon, who moved here following the destruction of the nearby Château de Cordon. Its position above the Rhône allowed it to command traffic on the river.
Le Rouge et le Noir
The castle was the scene of a scandal involving a young seminarian from the village of Brangues, Antoine Berthe, engaged by the Duke in 1826 as tutor to this children. Berthet had seduced the young Henriette de Cordon, leading to his dismissal. Convinced that his former mistress, the wife of the mayor of Brangues, was behind his dismissal, he shot her in the church at Brangues. Arrested and condemned to death, he was executed in Grenoble in 1828.
Stendhal, who was familiar with courts and judicial affairs, was inspired by the story to write his novel, Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black).

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This elegant residence in the Anglo-Norman style was built by the architect Warin in the early 20th century.
It was owned by a famous family of Parisian bankers, the Fessarts, who wanted to enjoy the charm and tranquillity of this haven of greenery not far from the capital.
After being requisitioned in World War II, the property was converted into a Hotel-Restaurant in 1946.
Le Château de la Tour became one of the preferred meeting places of the Parisian smart set. This inviting setting was where Edith Piaf, Tino Rossi and Jean Gabin loved to come and spend time amongst friends.
1972
In 1972, Roland and Jeanne Jadas bought the establishment and spend months restoring the historic place before it reopened its doors in 1974.
1990
In 1990, at the initiative of François Jadas, the current CEO, a new building was built to allow for 26 additional rooms, bringing the accommodation capacity to 41 rooms. New reception rooms, seminar rooms, an English-style bar and heated pool were added to the facilities, all in keeping with the original style of the buildings. 
Over the years, the establishment experienced substantial growth, upholding the traditional values of hospitality and maintaining the quality expected of independent French hotels.
2013
The manor house was refubished for its hundredth anniversary ! 
The 15 rooms of the historic building were renovated to incorporate modern comforts, like air-conditioning and fibre optics, while retaining the famous toile de Jouy, traditional in the establishment…
2016
In 2016, the pavilion that previously housed the former stables was renovated, allowing for the creation of six additional rooms and a belle-époque bistro able to accommodate up to 70 people. 
Epicureanism and simplicity remain the baseline values of the Château de la Tour, whose motto is: ‘All who enter enjoys their time here’!
https://www.lechateaudelatour.fr

Château de Faverges-de-la-Tour

According to well written, Château de La Mar is, since 1244, in the heart of the hillside Marestel. This large house is then only a "Aula" which does not yet have vine. Its successive owners were lords who left their name to the hillside hamlet and castle.   It was in 1392 and it will belong to Humbert and William Mareste. It was not until 1432 that one of their descendants, Claude Mareste, imports of Cyprus a grape called Samos there, he called then Highness in honor of Anne de Lusignan. It therefore urges the establishment of the winery. As a tribute to the count that we named this Marestel believed.   Their succession of family Aymavigne that will disappear by the end of the sixteenth century and seventeenth beginning, "La Mar" will restore and will enlarge to 1625. Giving their name to the house, it becomes the castle of La Mar .   The breath of the French Revolution affects Savoy. It became the 84th French department under the name of "Mont Blanc". Castle La Mar was confiscated as state property but its two towers in Muraz were not slaughtered. The last descendant of La Mar, Teresa Lucia sold in 1818 to General Comte de Boigne which in turn gives way to Cordon Count who had alliances with La Mar.    In 1954, the castle became the property of Jeandet brothers who made a farm and vineyard.   In 2009, the castle was sold. The new owners undertook a complete restoration of the castle, respecting original architecture scrupulously while restructuring and modernizing equipment.   In 2010, the hillside Marestel and the castle was classified picturesque site. To date the operation is only winery.   The Château de la Mar is now a charming guest house Lys 5 with 1 bedroom and 4 luxurious suites, gourmet dinner and a tasting room open to the public; a unique tourist stage combining history of the region and relaxed lifestyle in the heart of Savoy.   Description: The fortified house is flanked by two square towers that frame the facade of the west and its mullioned windows of the fifteenth century. It was repaired in 1625 in the northern part, on the occasion of the marriage of Helen La Mar with Pierre cord, says a coat of arms of La Mar, carved at the entrance of the court.
https://www.thewineilove.com

Château de La Mar

The château was built in the 11th century on the ruins of a Roman castrum. According to the writer Albanis de Beaumont, it is one of the oldest in Savoie. Owned by the Seyssel family from 1263, it was bequeathed to the Jesuits in Chambery in 1671 who quickly sold it to Claude Antoine Sallier of the Tour de Cordon, first judge of the Court of Auditors. HIs descendants retained it until the Revolution. It was in damaged and sold as a national asset.
After the first work had been carried out by the lawyer from Chambery, Antoine Métral in 1810, the château owes its final restoration to Joseph Giraud and Pellegrini, the architect of the Thermal Baths, the Grand Cercle Casino and several hotels in Aix-les-Bains during the 1850’s and 1860’s. In the 1870’s, it was purchased by the Gigot de Villefaigne family, a family who emigrated to Russia and several of whose members were jewellers to the Tsars.
The château is known in the world of literature: Montaigne refers to an arms factory there on his return from Italy in the 16th Century. Honoré de Balzac also stayed in Aix-les-Bains and gave a romantic and detailed description of the Lake le Bourget in his novel La peau de chagrin in 1831 while George Sand chose it as the setting for her novel Mademoiselle la Quintinie and renamed it Turdy in 1861. At the end of the 19th Century, Queen Victoria visited the owners on several occasions. She wrote in her personal diary, «The view from the château’s terraces is superb. We descended by an old staircase to an old terraced garden, which steeply overhung the lake, which was so beautiful and so calm. The reflection of the mountains was so intense that it gave the impression that it was an extension of the view. »
Lamartine’s footprint
Alphonse de Lamartine is an historical character whose talent and destiny left a mark on the entire lake area by conferring on it the undisputed title of the capital of the French Romantic Movement.
While staying in Aix-les-Bains in 1816, the poet met Julie Charles. The Bourdeau beach and the natural cave above it were the places that nurtured their romance until Julie’s death in December 1817. This tragic loss had a marked effect on the poet and partly inspired the anthology Méditations poétiques (1820). Drawing inspiration from the natural sensitivity emanating from the lake and its surrounds, he also wrote his finest poems (notably Le Lac in 1820) and his novel Raphaël (1849).
One of the places where he liked to stroll was the cave at Bourdeau. Head for the inlet and the little port, then take the little path with steps. This path will take you to a little stony beach, where you will find the cave. Lamartine let his gaze wander and his imagination drift towards the waves of Lake le Bourget.
One evening, do you remember? We wandered in silence,
All we could hear from afar, over the waters and below the skies,
was the sound of the rhythmic strokes of the rowers
Your harmonious waters.
“Le Lac” Alphonse de Lamartine
2016: The year of renaissance
In increasingly harsh world, people have returned to the château as a haven of peace, a refuge for body and soul. Because of its position, it basks in the land of the Romantic Movement which helps the visitor rediscover a direction in life. Each of the seven rooms has been designed to inspire travel. They have all been designed, furnished and laid out to tell a story.
The château is also open to the business world (seminars, conferences…) and is also used as a cultural centre (exhibitions). The library features 47 photographs of our greatest actors and actresses in their dressing rooms waiting to go on stage, with their personal definition of « what does a theatre dressing room mean to you? ».
A south-facing terrace overlooking the lake and the surrounding massifs is a place where you can come and admire the scenery, read or meditate. You can also enjoy breakfast and lunch there.
There is a cellar to introduce you to or give you a taste of marvellous wines principally from the Alpine Arc. In the middle of the cellar, sits an imposing fireplace which enables you to enjoy a more rustic, simpler cuisine suited to drinking these delights. The old-world chateau style is also to be found in the wood-burning grate which connects the dining and breakfast rooms.
Lastly, theme-based days and holidays are offered in the château: lake techniques, discovering the flora and fauna, film previews, cookery lessons, fashion shows, “nature therapy” and wellness classes (relaxation, meditation), vineyard visits … A host of sense-based activities to help you get back to life’s essentials.
https://www.chateau-bourdeau.fr

Château de Bourdeau

Le château de Virieu est un ancien château de terre transformé en château de pierre du début du xie siècle, probablement vers 1010, plusieurs fois remanié depuis qui se dresse sur la commune de Virieu dans le département de l'Isère en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Le château fut le chef-lieu du mandement de Virieu cité comme tel en 1107 lors du partage du comté de Sermorens.
L'ensemble des façades et toitures du château font l’objet d’une inscription au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du 9 mars 1965 ; l'avant-cour, les tours d'entrée, les parterres ouest et sud, les murs de soutènement des terrasses ainsi que le colombier font l’objet d’une inscription par arrêté du 17 juillet 1990.
Situation
Le château de Virieu est situé dans le département français de l'Isère sur la commune de Virieu, sur un coteau d'où il domine la vallée de la Bourbre et le bourg.
Histoire
Simple motte castrale au début du xie siècle, le château de terre primitif devient une construction maçonnée quelques décennies plus tard sous Wilfrid de Virieu.
En 1220, il passe par mariage à la maison de Clermont et y demeure pendant sept générations. Antoine de Clermont vend le château en 1573 à Artus Prunier de Saint-André, premier président au Parlement de Grenoble. Il est agrandi et transformé par les propriétaires successifs sans en altérer l'ensemble qui reste parfaitement harmonieux.
En 1622, Louis XIII séjourne au château et laisse ses canons, dits « de montagne », pris sans doute au siège de Montpellier. On les admire encore aujourd’hui, alignés sous chaque arcade de la galerie de la cour intérieure.
En 1874, le comte de Saint-Ferriol, dernier descendant des Prunier, vend le château à Alphonse de Virieu, descendant d'une des lignées du premier propriétaire. Il subit entre 1924 et 1928 une importante restauration. Pour cela, Henri marquis de Virieu vendra son château de Brangues à Paul Claudel, et confiera les travaux à l'architecte Sainte Marie Perrin, propre frère de Mme Claudel.
Description
L'entrée est flanquée de deux demi-tourelles, dites « ouvertes à la gorge » servant à la défense. L'avant-cour est bordée par les anciens communs et écuries du xviie siècle. On accède ensuite par une grande porte cloutée à la cour intérieure pavée, délimitée par un ensemble de bâtiments formant un quadrilatère irrégulier et reliés entre eux par une courtine surmontée d'un chemin de ronde à créneaux et mâchicoulis. Sur la droite de détache une tourelle en encorbellement. Deux grosses tours cylindriques coiffées en poivrière cantonnent la façade ouest.
À l'intérieur, une chapelle du xviie siècle présente une crédence de sacristie sculptée par Stéphanie de Virieu. L'ancienne cuisine a une monumentale cheminée du xve siècle et possède des tapisseries d'Aubusson. On visite également la chambre du Roi, lit à baldaquin recouvert en damas rouge, et la chambre blanche, mobilier en marqueterie du xviiie siècle.
Au pied de la façade ouest, un escalier à double volée conduit au jardin à la française restauré selon le plan original du xviie siècle. Il se compose côté ouest de trois niveaux de terrasses et parterres entrecoupés d'allées, aménagés sur les anciens remparts. Côté sud, les buis dessinent des arabesques sous la fenêtre de la chambre du roi. Dans le verger-potager attenant, arbres fruitiers, fleurs et légumes bordent quatre parterres de verdures enserrant un bassin.
Visites
Le château, ouvert aux visites, est le siège de nombreuses manifestations culturelles. Certaines visites peuvent bénéficier d'un accompagnement théâtralisé ou musical effectué par des compagnes théâtrales spécialisées dans l'animation, telles que la troupe des Lames du Dauphiné en 2018.

Château de Virieu

Le château de Pupetières est un château du xixe siècle qui se dresse sur la commune de Chabons dans le département de l'Isère et la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes en France. La famille de Virieu est en possession du site depuis le xiiie siècle, date de la construction du château primitif.
Le château de Pupetières fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du 8 novembre 1972.
Situation
Le château de Pupetières est situé dans le département français de l'Isère sur la commune de Chabons, dans la vallée de la Bourbre, en contrebas du vallon de Lamartine, à 5 kilomètres de Virieu et à 15 kilomètres de Voiron à vol d'oiseau.
Histoire
C'est en 1222 que fut construit par une branche de la famille de Virieu un premier château qui fut le centre de la seigneurie de Châbon. À l'origine ce n'était qu'une maison fortifiée où les Virieu vécurent jusqu'à la Révolution. À cette époque les biens de la famille furent confisqués et les Virieu durent s'expatrier près de Genève, en Suisse, ou une autre branche de leur famille était implantée. À son retour en 1805, la comtesse de Virieu ne retrouva que trois tours en ruine de son ancienne maison forte qui avait été pillée et brûlée lors de la Révolution. Elle décida de racheter ses terres du Grand-Lemps, de Montrevel et de Pupetières et ce fut son petit-fils, Alphonse, qui confia quelques années plus tard, en 1860, la reconstruction du château à Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Description
Le château est un bel exemple de l'architecture de style néogothique du xixe siècle dans le département de l'Isère. D'une surface de 7 500 m2, différents matériaux de construction furent utilisés pour sa reconstruction intervenue en 1861. Ainsi les murs de pierres, côtoient ceux de briques, de pisé et de galets en pesci. Un avant-corps en saillie, de forme hexagonale, orné d'une balustrade, marque l'entrée. Les sept tours, coiffées en poivrière, et le corps de logis sont recouverts de tuiles écailles vernissées qui mettent en valeur les multiples décrochements des toitures du château.
À l’intérieur de la bâtisse les décors mêlent aussi différents matériaux. Les bois peints du grand salon ou trône une cheminée monumentale dont la sculpture du manteau représente une scène rappelant que la famille de Virieu offrit des terres pour que les chartreux puissent construire leur abbaye de la Sylve Bénite (Le Pin). Ce même salon possède plusieurs tapisseries originaires de la manufacture royale de Beauvais. La bibliothèque est aussi ornée de bois peints et abrite de nombreux et précieux ouvrages ainsi que des archives que la famille avait cachés avant de se réfugier en Suisse. Ces écrits ont ainsi pu regagner les armoires à livres sur deux étages de la propriété. Brique et marbre sont aussi très présents à l’intérieur du château, tout comme de nombreux faux drapés caractéristiques des restaurations de Viollet-le-Duc.

Château de Pupetières

Stronghold, princely palace and symbol of the power of the Counts and Dukes of the Savoie, the Château des Ducs de Savoie brings together a remarkable collection of buildings, constructed between the 18th century and the present day.
The princes who governed this state for almost 900 years and the number of administrations that followed have left their mark. Since 1860, when the Savoie region was annexed to France, the Préfecture and the Conseil Général du Département continued this administrative function.
In the Medieval wing, the rooms of the former Chambre des Comptes display the history of the château. This is the only part of the château open to the public, outside of the guided tours.
Guided tours leave from the Hôtel de Cordon CIAP (71 rue Saint Réal), and allow visitors to see inside part of the Medieval buildings:
- Salles de la Chambre des Comptes (except Mondays)
- Cour d'Honneur
- Tour Trésorerie
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Tour demi-ronde and Salle du Conseil Départemental (except Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays).
Conditions of entry may be subject to unforeseen change, for reasons of national security.
http://www.chambery-tourisme.com