Château de la Barollière, Medieval castle in Limonest, France

Château de la Barollière is a medieval castle in Limonest featuring a rectangular main building with four square towers topped by pavilion roofs. An additional tower stands within the inner courtyard, contributing to the structure's distinctive profile.

The oldest surviving document is a 1374 sale by Françoise de Meiresieu, widow of Mathieu de Mure, to Jean de Villiers. On 8 November 1750 Jean II Maritz, commissioner of artillery foundries and son of the inventor of cannon boring, bought the estate for 65,000 livres and modernised the windows and created panelled salons. The château was inscribed as a monument historique on 7 June 1926.

The state salons created around 1760 for Jean II Maritz carry trompe-l'œil paintings, plasterwork and wood panelling; fireplace plaques bear his coat of arms and the date 1769. In the kitchen, the mantelpiece still shows the arms of Vincent Richard, échevin of Lyon from 1603: azure with a gold chevron and three silver crescents.

The castle is privately owned and is not typically open to the public. Any visits require advance arrangements directly with the owners and cannot be guaranteed.

The wrought-iron balcony railings carry the monogram "JM" for Jean II Maritz, who bought the château in 1750 and modernised it around 1760. The same initials and the date 1769 appear on the fireplace plates of the state rooms.