Can you visit the château de Dingy?

No, the castle disappeared in the 19th century; only a ground marker in a school courtyard and a reused lintel in a nearby shrine remain.

Where was the château de Dingy located?

It stood in the commune of Dingy-Saint-Clair, in Haute-Savoie, on the site now occupied by the local primary school's courtyard.

Who owned the château de Dingy?

The Menthon family held it in the 13th century, followed by the Mattelon family at the end of the 16th century, before it was acquired by a Monsieur Lagrange in 1815.

Are there any remains of the castle?

A paved circle marks the former tower's location in the school courtyard, and a salvaged lintel was reused in a wayside shrine in the hamlet of Villard Dessus.

Château de Dingy

Dingy Castle

Dingy-Saint-Clair

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Where: Dingy-Saint-Clair

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Château de Dingy stands in Dingy-Saint-Clair (Haute-Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Dingy no longer exists: this former fortified castle in Haute-Savoie, which once overlooked the Bluffy pass and the Fier valley, was dismantled and sold stone by stone in the 19th century. Nothing remains to visit on site, apart from a marker set into the ground in the courtyard of the primary school of Dingy-Saint-Clair, indicating where the old tower once stood. A lintel from the building was reused in a wayside shrine in the nearby hamlet of Villard Dessus.

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What to know

The castle was entirely dismantled in the 19th century and no original structure remains visible today.
Only a ground marker in the courtyard of the Dingy-Saint-Clair primary school shows where the old tower stood, on school grounds not open to the public.
A reused lintel from the castle can be seen in a wayside shrine in the hamlet of Villard Dessus.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities since this is not an organised visiting site.

Where this château is

Dingy-Saint-Clair · Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

74230

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Can you visit the château de Dingy?: No, the castle disappeared in the 19th century; only a ground marker in a school courtyard and a reused lintel in a nearby shrine remain.
Where was the château de Dingy located?: It stood in the commune of Dingy-Saint-Clair, in Haute-Savoie, on the site now occupied by the local primary school's courtyard.
Who owned the château de Dingy?: The Menthon family held it in the 13th century, followed by the Mattelon family at the end of the 16th century, before it was acquired by a Monsieur Lagrange in 1815.
Are there any remains of the castle?: A paved circle marks the former tower's location in the school courtyard, and a salvaged lintel was reused in a wayside shrine in the hamlet of Villard Dessus.