Gorgier Castle, Medieval castle in La Grande Béroche, Switzerland
Gorgier Castle, also known as Château de Gorgier, is a castle built around 1620 in the municipality of Gorgier, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It stands at 518 meters above sea level near Lake Neuchâtel, northeast of the village of Gorgier, with farmland around it and forest further west.
The castle originated in the Middle Ages and changed hands several times before being acquired by James-Alexandre de Pourtalès in 1813. This purchase marked the transition from feudal ownership to private residence.
Gorgier Castle is listed as a class A Swiss cultural property of national significance. The name comes from the seigneury of Gorgier, bought in 1813 by James-Alexandre de Pourtalès; the estate later passed to the Berthoud-Coulon and Borel families. The building is a private home, so its cultural value is read from outside, in the surviving 1620s structure and its setting above Lake Neuchâtel.
Gorgier Castle stands at 518 metres above sea level beside Lake Neuchâtel, northeast of the village of Gorgier. It is a private residence and cannot be visited; the building is seen from outside, from the surrounding farmland and from the lake side. Woodland lies further west of the castle.
The castle remained in family hands for over a century before being sold to an American family in 2001. This ownership change after such a long period shows how rare it is for such historical buildings to stay in private hands.
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