Château de Chevron
Encyclopedia
The Château de Chevron is a redesigned and remodelled castle
in the commune
of Mercury
in the Savoie
département of France. It was owned by the powerful Chevron Villette family.
was born there between 990 and 995.
For two years during the Second World War, the Dunand-Bénéteau family, owners of the château, hid a Jewish family of ten there. All survived. In 1996, the owners of the castle were given the title Righteous among the Nations
by Yad Vashem
and the state of Israel
in recognition of their courage.
by the French Ministry of Culture.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Mercury
Mercury, Savoie
Mercury is a commune in the Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Chevronnais.-Sites and monuments:* Château de Chevron, a 14th century castle remodelled in the 17th century....
in the Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
département of France. It was owned by the powerful Chevron Villette family.
History
Pope Nicholas IIPope Nicholas II
Pope Nicholas II , born Gérard de Bourgogne, Pope from 1059 to July 1061, was at the time of his election the Bishop of Florence.-Antipope Benedict X:...
was born there between 990 and 995.
For two years during the Second World War, the Dunand-Bénéteau family, owners of the château, hid a Jewish family of ten there. All survived. In 1996, the owners of the castle were given the title Righteous among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis....
by Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
and the state of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in recognition of their courage.
Architecture
The castle was built in the 14th century and remodelled in the 17th century. It has been listed since 17 May 1982 as a monument historiqueMonument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.
External links
- Ministry of Culture listing for Château de Chevron
- Michèle Brocard Les châteaux de Savoie