Château d’Ampuis, an ancient castle in the commune of Ampuis, Rhône, France, has a long and eventful history that spans over three centuries (14th and 18th). The castle is inscribed as a historical monument, with the château, chapel, entrance portal, garden, garden wall, and belvedere listed. From the 11th to the 18th centuries, various lords and nobles (Girard, Pierre, Hugues, Oger, Pierre d’Ampuis, Clémence de Drieux, Antoine, Henri, Gilles, Hugonet, François, Gui, Laurent, Louis de Maugiron, Timoléon, Louis Hector Melchior Marie, Pierre Marie Anne, Claude Marie Madeleine Scolastique, Laurent Gabriel Léonor, André, Anne-Marie, Roche des Breux, Salvatore Carlino, Antonina Lombardo, Henri Troussier, Marcel Guigal, and E. Guigal) has inhabited the château.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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