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Les Tours de Chignin
The other towers have collapsed, or have been turned into houses. Originally there were 7, even 10, and their history is uncertain: they could be the remains of a citadel built between the 8th and 11th century, maybe even the 13th century, as recent studies have suggested.
Covering 5 hectares, this citadel would have certainly been large for the period. Thanks to chronicles, we do know that a lord of Chignin ruled here from the 11th century, and that the Tour de Biguerne served as a château. Saint Anthelme (bishop) was born there in 1107, which is why the Pères Chartreux transformed it into an unusual chapel in the 1870s.
