Is the Château de Mécoras open to visitors?

The available information does not specify any visiting arrangements, as the château remains privately owned.

How old is the Château de Mécoras?

The fortified house dates from the fourteenth century, with additions made in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

Where is the Château de Mécoras located?

It stands about two kilometres north of the village of Ruffieux, in the Savoie department.

Is the Château de Mécoras a listed historic monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument since 1969, covering only its facades and roofs.

Château de Mécoras

Mécoras Castle

Ruffieux

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Château de Mécoras stands in Ruffieux (Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Two kilometres from the village of Ruffieux, the Château de Mécoras is a fortified house dating back to the fourteenth century, once the seat of a local lordship in the Chautagne region. Visitors notice its quadrangular defensive enclosure and a polygonal turret housing a spiral staircase, reshaped over later centuries. The site remains privately owned, having been restored in the twentieth century by descendants of its last historic owners.

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What to know

The château is located about two kilometres north of the village of Ruffieux, in Savoie.
Only the facades and roofs are listed as historic monuments, since 1969.
The château is privately owned and no visiting arrangements are specified in the available information.
The building is mainly of interest for its exterior architecture, particularly its stair turret and fortified enclosure.

Where this château is

Ruffieux · Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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270 Chemin de Mecoras, 73310 Ruffieux

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00118289

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Is the Château de Mécoras open to visitors?: The available information does not specify any visiting arrangements, as the château remains privately owned.
How old is the Château de Mécoras?: The fortified house dates from the fourteenth century, with additions made in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.
Where is the Château de Mécoras located?: It stands about two kilometres north of the village of Ruffieux, in the Savoie department.
Is the Château de Mécoras a listed historic monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument since 1969, covering only its facades and roofs.