Castle of Machuraz

The Château de Machuraz - locally sometimes called Château d'Artemare - is a 16th century castle remodeled in the 19th century by Benoît-Joseph Chatron, which stands at a place called Machuraz in the commune of Valromey-sur-Séran in the department of Ain and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It succeeded an old fortified house which itself replaced an old barn and a tower attached subsequently to it. The entire estate and the castle in its entirety, the gates, the outbuildings, the stables, the cellar, the north staircase and its fountain, the house, the vegetable garden, the park gate are the subject of registration as historical monuments by decree of November 6, 2006.