Château de Clermont

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The castle of Clermont is a former 11th century land castle, rebuilt in the 13th century and dismantled in the 17th century, whose ruins stand on the town of Chirens in the department of Isère in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was the capital of the Chirens mandate and the centre of the seigneury of Clermont in Vienna. The ruins of the tower and the remaining remains of the old castle and its two enclosures are classified as historical monuments by order of 18 October 1983.

Location: The remains of the castle of Clermont are located in the department of Isère on the commune of Chirens, 1.5 kilometers west of the village, at 637 meters altitude on the hill of Clermont, a largely clear nipple, which dominates at noon the eponymous hamlet and overlooks the valley of Chirens and offers a beautiful view over the valley of Ainan to the east, the valley of Fure to the west and the valley of Voiron and Isère to the south; without seeing Lake Paladru.

History: The château of Clermont and the mandement are cited as such for the first time in 1107 during the division of the county of Sermorens and was the cradle of the family of...