Can you go inside the keep of Clermont castle?

The pentagonal keep can be viewed from outside, but no organised interior access is mentioned in the available information.

How do you get to the ruins of Clermont castle in Chirens?

They stand 1.5 km west of the village, on an open hill at 637 metres altitude, reached on foot.

Is Clermont castle a listed monument?

Yes, the tower, the remains and the two enclosures have been listed as historic monuments since a 1983 order.

How old is Clermont castle?

The first settlement dates from the eleventh century, with a rebuilding in the thirteenth century before its dismantling in the seventeenth century.

Château de Clermont

Clermont Castle

Chirens

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Chirens

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Château de Clermont stands in Chirens (Isère), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 11th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Set on an open hill above the Chirens valley, the ruins of Clermont castle gather around a pentagonal thirteenth-century keep, remnant of a stronghold founded in the eleventh century. Visitors come for the isolated silhouette of the tower, still ringed by two enclosures, and for the view stretching over the Ainan and Fure valleys as far as the Isère valley. The site tells the story of a powerful lordship of the Dauphiné, dismantled on royal order in the seventeenth century.

Written from Château de Clermont (Isère)

What to know

The site lies 1.5 km west of the village of Chirens, on a hill at 637 metres altitude.
Access is on foot along a hillside path, with no indication of facilities for reduced mobility.
These are open-air ruins dominated by a pentagonal keep, with no roofed building to visit.
The monument has been listed as a historic monument since 1983, protecting the tower, the remains and the two enclosures.
As no opening hours or fees are set, visits to the outdoor site depend on the general conditions of access to the land.

Where this château is

Chirens · Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

38850 Chirens

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00117135
Period of construction: 11th century

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Frequently asked

Can you go inside the keep of Clermont castle?: The pentagonal keep can be viewed from outside, but no organised interior access is mentioned in the available information.
How do you get to the ruins of Clermont castle in Chirens?: They stand 1.5 km west of the village, on an open hill at 637 metres altitude, reached on foot.
Is Clermont castle a listed monument?: Yes, the tower, the remains and the two enclosures have been listed as historic monuments since a 1983 order.
How old is Clermont castle?: The first settlement dates from the eleventh century, with a rebuilding in the thirteenth century before its dismantling in the seventeenth century.