Château de Moidière, Castle in Bonnefamille, France.
Château de Moidière is a 17th-century castle in Bonnefamille, Isère, built around 1660 for Nicolas Scipion Guillet de Moidière. Its tan stucco facade has two storeys, grey-blue shutters, three dormer windows and four tall stone chimneys; a projecting pavilion with a small domed tower rises on the left. A 30-hectare park with meadows, woods and ponds surrounds it.
Construction of the castle began in 1660 under Nicolas Scipion Guillet de Moidière and shaped the estate from its start. The building suffered damage during the French Revolution but was later restored to preserve its structure.
The name comes from Nicolas Scipion Guillet de Moidière, who built the castle around 1660; the Dugon family owns it today. Stones bearing the Guillet symbol stand at the entrance, and the vestibule keeps Italian trompe-l'oeil decoration. Since 1985 part of the ground floor and the cellars, fitted out as a vivarium, can be visited.
The ground floor and cellars have been open to visitors since 1985, with the cellars fitted out as a vivarium. The 30-hectare park of meadows, woods and ponds holds an arboretum of 2,000 trees and shrubs of 72 European species, so allow time to walk it. The château itself remains the private residence of the Dugon family.
The château was sacked and its chapel burned during the Grande Peur on 28 July 1789, then rebuilt in 1811. Since 1985 part of the ground floor and the cellars have been open to visitors, with the cellars fitted out as a vivarium. Stones bearing the Guillet family symbol stand at the entrance.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,485 contributors worldwide.