Hauteville Palace

Description

In 1733, Jacques-Philippe d'Herwarth acquired the lands that included the municipalities of Saint-Légier and La Chiésaz. He merged them in with the estate of Hauteville which he already owned. The castle was built on the estate in the 1760s.

Address
Chemin des Boulingrins 10, Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Switzerland

Established
1760s

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