Is the château d'Arenthon the same as the château de Sonnaz?

Yes, it is the same building, named after the Gerbais de Sonnaz family who owned it for several generations.

How old is the château d'Arenthon?

The present building bears the date 1628 on its facade, built after the earlier medieval castle was torn down.

Are there remains of the medieval castle?

No, only a few very limited thirteenth-century traces survive in some passageways, with no standing structure left.

Where is the château d'Arenthon located?

It lies in Haute-Savoie, in the commune of Arenthon, between Reignier and Bonneville.

Château d'Arenthon

Arenthon Castle

Arenthon

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Where: Arenthon

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Château d'Arenthon stands in Arenthon (Haute-Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

Halfway between Reignier and Bonneville, the château d'Arenthon stands in the Faucigny plain, also known as the château de Sonnaz. Built in 1628 on the site of a former thirteenth-century fortified house, it is a broad, single-storey trapezoid-shaped building flanked by a round tower housing a spiral staircase. An older sixteenth-century gatehouse, in Renaissance style, stands along the driveway near the road.

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What to know

The château stands in open countryside between the villages of Reignier and Bonneville.
No visible trace remains of the medieval fortified house that preceded the 1628 building.
The current main building and its small interior chapel date from the seventeenth-century reconstruction.
The older Renaissance gatehouse, separate from the château itself, can be seen from the driveway near the road.
The estate was long used as a residence and was at one point divided into several dwellings.

Where this château is

Arenthon · Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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74800

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Is the château d'Arenthon the same as the château de Sonnaz?: Yes, it is the same building, named after the Gerbais de Sonnaz family who owned it for several generations.
How old is the château d'Arenthon?: The present building bears the date 1628 on its facade, built after the earlier medieval castle was torn down.
Are there remains of the medieval castle?: No, only a few very limited thirteenth-century traces survive in some passageways, with no standing structure left.
Where is the château d'Arenthon located?: It lies in Haute-Savoie, in the commune of Arenthon, between Reignier and Bonneville.