Hauteville Palace

Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Switzerland

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.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

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

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Details

Founded: 1760s
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Switzerland

More Information

en.wikipedia.org
www.swissinfo.ch

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Alain Lucien Deriaz (5 years ago)
I was fortunate to know Hauteville castle as a child and to walk around this wonderful place. To play at the edge of the stream and a pond where we saw the tadpoles and then the frogs. I imagined that I was the squire but, more realistic I dreamed of being the gardener living in the small house at the entrance of the domain. I also thought that I would take my beauty to the temple of love at the edge of the park. This imagination remains possible thanks to the current owners of the castle ...

안성도 (6 years ago)
Everything good!

Markus Schwender (7 years ago)
Schönes Barockschloss mit schöner Aussicht auf den Genfer See.

Rolando Porras (7 years ago)
Seria genial si se pudiera alquilar el patio central para fiestas

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