What remains of the château de Chantemerle?

What survives is mainly a cylindrical 13th-century keep roughly 22 metres high and a nearby square tower, along with traces of residential buildings around the courtyard.

Who built the château de Chantemerle?

It is thought to have been built in the mid-13th century by archbishop Rodolphe Grossi of Tarentaise, to assert his authority against the counts of Savoy.

Can visitors climb the keep?

Available information does not specify whether the interior of the keep can be accessed.

Is the château de Chantemerle easy to reach?

The site sits at the end of a rocky ridge above the hamlet of Chantemerle, so reaching it requires some walking.

Château de Chantemerle

Chantemerle Castle

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Château de Chantemerle stands in La Bâthie (Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on a rocky ridge above the Isère valley near La Bâthie, the ruins of the château de Chantemerle mark a site chosen by the archbishops of Tarentaise to watch over the approach to their province. Built between the late 12th and 13th centuries, the complex combines a cylindrical keep pierced with arrow slits and a square residential tower, remnants of a stronghold that also served as a summer residence. Visitors come as much for the view over lower Tarentaise as for the medieval military architecture, now preserved as a consolidated ruin.

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What to know

The site is a consolidated ruin with no known organised guided visit.
Reaching it involves an uphill walk to the end of the ridge, requiring a fair amount of walking and effort.
The night-lighting system installed in 1992 has since been vandalised and no longer works.
The visit takes place outdoors and on foot, so it is weather-dependent.

Where this château is

La Bâthie · Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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73540 Tours-en-Savoie

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What remains of the château de Chantemerle?: What survives is mainly a cylindrical 13th-century keep roughly 22 metres high and a nearby square tower, along with traces of residential buildings around the courtyard.
Who built the château de Chantemerle?: It is thought to have been built in the mid-13th century by archbishop Rodolphe Grossi of Tarentaise, to assert his authority against the counts of Savoy.
Can visitors climb the keep?: Available information does not specify whether the interior of the keep can be accessed.
Is the château de Chantemerle easy to reach?: The site sits at the end of a rocky ridge above the hamlet of Chantemerle, so reaching it requires some walking.