Château et Île de Grangent

Grangent Castle is located on a small island in Lake Grangent, overlooked by the castle of Essalois and it is located south of the territory of the commune of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (Loire).
When it was built about the year 800, the island was actually a promontory that was about fifty feet above the river, a situation radically disrupted by the dam Grangent. During the Middle Ages and later, he suffered destruction, reconstruction, and several restaurants.
He was listed as a historic monument 24 October 1945 and the whole site consists of the tower and its surroundings was recorded March 12, 1946. The castle is now privately owned.