The Château des Chances is a ruined
castle
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in the ''
commune'' of
Les Haies in the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
'' of France, at the foot of the
Pilat massif.
All that remains today of the medieval castle is a collapsed tower and some stretches of wall. The oldest remnant is from a castle mentioned in a charter in April 970 (the ''Charte Savigny'') naming a certain Rudolph, a son of the powerful
Lavieu family, as owner of the castle.
See also
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List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...
External links
France secret : Le château des Chances
Castles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rhône (department)
Ruined castles in France
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