Château de Cuire, Medieval castle in Caluire-et-Cuire, France
The castle stands on a rocky elevation overlooking the Saône River, featuring a rectangular main building with five-bay facades and multiple construction levels.
Jean II de la Palud, Abbot of Ainay, constructed the fortress between 1313 and 1324, establishing it as Domus de Cuereis to assert authority near Lyon.
The castle grounds included Saint Romain Chapel until 1715, when a fire destroyed the religious structure that served the local community.
The castle structure transformed into private apartments in 1956, following its previous function as a boarding school for river workers' children.
A 1671 inventory revealed the castle's triple wall enclosure system, with towers containing prison cells and a spiral staircase surviving to present day.
Location: Caluire-et-Cuire
GPS coordinates: 45.79420,4.82880
Latest update: November 1, 2025 10:15
Pont de l'Île Barbe
339 m
Maison La Rivette
157 m
Villa de Tony Garnier
288 m
Villa Tony Garnier
375 m
Fort de Caluire
630 m
Villa de Madame Garnier
335 m
Château de la Rochette
537 m
Musée Jean Couty
417 m
Église Notre-Dame, sur l'île Barbe
516 m
Parc de Montpellas
570 m
Église Saint-Rambert de Lyon
594 m
Église Saint-François-d'Assise de Lyon
646 m
Square Sédallian
479 m
Quai Paul Sédallian
537 m
Square Édouard Mouriquand
369 m
Église Saint-Romain de Caluire-et-Cuire
457 m
Former town hall of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe
492 m
Immeuble le Chatelard
641 m
Chapelle du château de la Rochette
566 m
Ancienne église Saint-Loup, sur l'île Barbe
556 m
Maison La Prévôté
552 m
Scenic viewpoint
267 m
Scenic viewpoint
304 m
Le Belvédère et les lanternes de l'île Barbe
196 m
Belvédère de Cuire
427 m
Nathalie Leverger
721 m
Le belvédère de Caluire
196 m
Flacking
575 mReviews
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