Château Delphinal, Medieval castle in Crémieu, France

Château Delphinal, also called château de Crémieu or château Saint-Laurent, stands on Saint-Laurent hill above the medieval town of Crémieu. Of the 13th-century fortress there remain a round tower crowned with merlons and walls on the south and west sides. The adjoining chapel has kept its bell gable, and the keep shows four vertical windows on its upper level.

The first castle was built in the 12th century on Saint-Laurent hill. From 1282 the barons of La Tour, dauphins of Viennois, rebuilt it. It was partly restored in the 1930s and listed as a monument historique on 14 April 1943.

The castle also bears the names Château Delphinal and Château Saint-Laurent, recalling its link to the dauphins of Viennois, who rebuilt it from 1282. The adjoining chapel kept its bell gable, a wall-mounted bell-carrying structure. From the small balcony-shaped square below, walkers look out over the medieval town and the neighbouring hill of Saint-Hippolyte.

The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited. Walkers can still reach a small balcony-like square on Saint-Laurent hill, which gives a view over the medieval town and the neighbouring Saint-Hippolyte hill.

The castle is private property and cannot be visited, but a small balcony-like square on Saint-Laurent hill is open to walkers and gives a view over the medieval town and the neighbouring hill of Saint-Hippolyte. The building was listed as a monument historique on 14 April 1943.