Château de Cordon
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The Château de Cordon is a ruined feudal castle
in the commune
of Brégnier-Cordon
in the Ain
département of France.
. They were invested by the Holy Roman Emperor in the 11th century. Since then, the castle remained in the possession of the family, one of the oldest in Savoy
.
Ideally placed on a high point dominating the Rhône
, it served as a look-out post on the marches of Savoy. It was seized in 1434 by Amadeus VIII
, Duke of Savoy, from Aynard II de Cordon who had taken up arms against his sovereign. The castle was dismantled and the Cordons deprived of the title of Lord of Cordon. Having later recovered the lordship of Cordon and justice, the Cordons resided at the Château de la Barre
.
The castle is situated on a hill (altitude 240 metres), dominating the plain of the Rhône 40 metres below.
Destroyed probably in the 17th century, it was later used as a quarry.
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 Brégnier-Cordon
Brégnier-Cordon
Brégnier-Cordon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.The municipalities near the city are Izieu, Murs-et-Gélignieux, Prémeyzel, Saint-Genix Guiers, Champagneux, St. Benedict, Granieu, Peyrieu, Chimilin, Conzieu, and Romagnieu.-Geography:...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
département of France.
History
The House of Cordon is one of the oldest in the historical region of BugeyBugey
The Bugey is a historical region in the département of Ain , France. It is located in a loop of the Rhône River in the southeast of the département...
. They were invested by the Holy Roman Emperor in the 11th century. Since then, the castle remained in the possession of the family, one of the oldest in Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
.
Ideally placed on a high point dominating the Rhône
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, it served as a look-out post on the marches of Savoy. It was seized in 1434 by Amadeus VIII
Antipope Felix V
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, Duke of Savoy, from Aynard II de Cordon who had taken up arms against his sovereign. The castle was dismantled and the Cordons deprived of the title of Lord of Cordon. Having later recovered the lordship of Cordon and justice, the Cordons resided at the Château de la Barre
Château de la Barre
The Château de la Barre is a residence in the commune of Brégnier-Cordon in the Ain département of France. It stands on the western slope of the Mont de Cordon....
.
The castle is situated on a hill (altitude 240 metres), dominating the plain of the Rhône 40 metres below.
Destroyed probably in the 17th century, it was later used as a quarry.