Who built the Château de Tencin?

Louis François de Monteynard, Louis XV's secretary of state for war, had it built from 1775 onward on the ruins of an earlier castle.

Can you visit the Château de Tencin?

No verified opening hours or fees are available; the château is privately owned.

Is the Château de Tencin a listed historic monument?

It has been listed, together with its park, as a historic monument since an order of 5 October 1946.

Château de Tencin

Tencin Castle

Tencin

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Château de Tencin stands in Tencin (Isère), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In Tencin, in the Isère region, this 18th century château stands on the ruins of a medieval fortress burned down during the Wars of Religion. Commissioned in 1775 by Louis François de Monteynard, Louis XV's secretary of state for war, it shows a classical facade topped with a pediment bearing his family's coat of arms. The landscaped park planted with cedars surrounds the terrace, the only remnant of the original garden, while a double flight staircase added in the 19th century marks the entrance.

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What to know

The château and its park have been listed as historic monuments since 1946.
Construction spanned several decades and the man who commissioned it never lived to see it finished or occupy it.
The château is currently privately owned, and an association works to preserve its heritage.
No verified information on opening hours, fees or visiting conditions is available.

Where this château is

Tencin · Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Unnamed Road, 38570 Tencin

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00117291
Period of construction: 18th century

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Who built the Château de Tencin?: Louis François de Monteynard, Louis XV's secretary of state for war, had it built from 1775 onward on the ruins of an earlier castle.
Can you visit the Château de Tencin?: No verified opening hours or fees are available; the château is privately owned.
Is the Château de Tencin a listed historic monument?: It has been listed, together with its park, as a historic monument since an order of 5 October 1946.
What remains of the original castle?: The current building replaced a feudal fortress burned down during the Wars of Religion, of which nothing visible remains.