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Château d'Uriage

Coordinates: 45°08′41″N 5°49′57″E / 45.1446°N 5.8325°E / 45.1446; 5.8325
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The Château d'Uriage is an historic castle in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.

History

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Plaque at Château d'Uriage

The castle was built at the end of the 10th century, then transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries.[1]

From summer 1940 to December 1942, the château was home to the Ecole Nationale des Cadres de la Jeunesse, a training school for the French elite inspired by the Revolution nationale heralded by Marshal Philippe Pétain.[2]

In the late 1980s, it was transformed into a co-ownership of 50 flats, making it a private property. Following a vote from the co-owners, the castle grounds are open to the public one or two days a year, on the European Heritage Days.

Architectural significance

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It has been listed as an official monument since 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Château d'Uriage, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Houlding, Elizabeth A. (December 1995). "Reviewed Work: The Knight-Monks of Vichy France: Uriage, 1940-1945 by John Hellman". The French Review. 69 (2): 350–351. JSTOR 397948.

45°08′41″N 5°49′57″E / 45.1446°N 5.8325°E / 45.1446; 5.8325