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Fortified house of Monthoux

Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu

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Maison forte de Monthoux stands in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu (Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

At Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, in the hamlet of Monthoux, stand the remains of a medieval fortified house set on a raised platform above the village. The site bears witness to a fortified dwelling recorded as early as the 13th century, held successively by the Montou and then the Champrond families before being dismantled during the French Revolution. Only ruins remain today, with no visitor facilities on site.

Written from Maison forte de Monthoux

What to know

  • These are ruined remains, with no organised visitor route or opening hours.
  • The site lies about one kilometre north-northeast of the village of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, in the hamlet of Monthoux.
  • Access is over natural terrain, with no facilities for visitors with reduced mobility.
  • There is no admission fee, as the ruins stand on an open, unmanaged site.

Where this château is

Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu · Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, Savoie

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