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Château de Mionnaz

Mionnaz Castle

Menthonnex-sous-Clermont

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Menthonnex-sous-Clermont

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Mionnaz stands in Menthonnex-sous-Clermont (Haute-Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The Mionnaz fortified house stands on a hillside above the Morge river, in the hamlet that bears its name, in the commune of Menthonnex-sous-Clermont. Built in the early fourteenth century, it once overlooked the road linking Chambéry to Geneva via Rumilly and Clermont. Visitors can see a surrounding wall pierced by a cart gate and a pedestrian door, two round towers flanking the western facade, and a two-storey main building that still holds a coffered fireplace and a staircase set within a lowered tower.

Written from Maison forte de Mionnaz

What to know

  • No verified information is available on opening hours or visiting conditions.
  • The site sits on a hillside in the hamlet of Mionnaz, in a rural setting with no indication of tourist facilities.
  • The building is privately owned and access has not been documented by us.
  • Dendrochronology dates the construction of the main house to between 1325 and 1335.

Where this château is

Menthonnex-sous-Clermont · Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Menthonnex-sous-Clermont, Haute-Savoie

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Frequently asked

Can the Mionnaz fortified house be visited?
No verified information about organised visits is available.
When was the Mionnaz fortified house built?
Timber from the ground-floor hall was felled between 1325 and 1335, dating the construction to the early fourteenth century.
Which families owned the Mionnaz fortified house?
It passed from the Mionnaz family to the Montfort family in 1543, then to the Chabod de Saint-Maurice family in 1730, before belonging to the Grenaud family in 1835.
What architectural features remain today?
A surrounding wall, two round towers, a vaulted cart gate, machicolations, a coffered fireplace, and a staircase within a tower are still visible.

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