Saint-André du Coing Castle: A Sixteenth-Century Residence in France
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- France
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- Eras represented
- Early Modern
- Civilizations
- French
- Site type
- Domestic
- Remains
- Castle
History
Saint-André du Coing Castle is a sixteenth-century residence in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d’Or, France. A fortified residence called La Rionde stood at the site before the present château was built. The later building may have been constructed on La Rionde’s foundations or nearby. The archbishops of Lyon, senior bishops who oversee an archdiocese, were the château’s initial owners.
On 5 September 2007, the château was entered in France’s register of historic monuments, a designation that provides legal heritage protection.
Remains
The estate covers about 12 hectares in a valley at an elevation of approximately 320 metres. Its complex includes a rectangular main residence and three ancillary buildings served by a courtyard. An enclosing wall, a retaining wall, a park and a terrace are also part of the estate.
Towers and heraldic arms
The complex includes a tower, and remains of two other towers are present at the site. Family-identifying arms associated with Sève consist of six horizontal bands alternating between gold and black, with a border divided into panels of the same alternating colors. The arms associated with Barral have a red field crossed by three diagonal silver bands.
