Château de Tournin
Tournin Castle
La Tour-du-Pin
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- La Tour-du-Pin
To make a day of it
Open within 20 km
Château de Tournin stands in La Tour-du-Pin (Isère), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The château de Tournin stands in La Tour-du-Pin, in the Isère department, on the site of a medieval fortified house that belonged to the lords of Virieu as early as 1450. The present building dates from the 17th century and has kept its façades, roofs, courtyards and garden, which are now under heritage protection. The château is best appreciated from the outside, within its setting of stone and greenery.
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What to know
- The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1967, though only the façades, roofs, courtyards and garden are protected.
- No verified information is available about visiting hours or admission fees.
- The building is located in La Tour-du-Pin, in the Isère department, in a rural setting.
- As the interior is not mentioned in the available sources, a visit likely concerns the exterior grounds only.
Where this château is
La Tour-du-Pin · Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Address
38110 La Tour-du-Pin
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- Period of construction
- 17th century, 18th century
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit the inside of the château de Tournin?
- Available sources do not mention interior visits; only the façades, roofs, courtyards and garden are protected and visible.
- How old is the château de Tournin?
- The current building dates from the 17th century and replaced a medieval fortified house recorded as early as 1450.
- Where is the château de Tournin located?
- It stands in the town of La Tour-du-Pin, in the Isère department of France.
- Is the château de Tournin a listed historic monument?
- It has been partially listed as a historic monument since an order dated 8 February 1967.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q2970828
- Mérimée PA00117294
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