Le Château de Javernand

Le Château de Javernand


The Château de Javernand is a charming bourgeois house built at the end of the 18th century.
It appears on the cadastre of 1824.

Pierre Merlino
Pierre Merlino
(1834-1888)

In the XIXth century it is owned by the Merlino family, especially Pierre Merlino.
From her six children, four will be born in Chiroubles.

Sources :

  • Archives départementales du Rhône (Etat civil)
  • Site de l'association familiale "Sine Dolo" www.sinedolo.com (origine des photos)
  • About Jean-François Merlino 1737-1805, Pierre Merlino's grandfather see Wikipedia
  • In 1917 the estate was acquired by Auguste Faye, wine merchant in Macon.
    He came to Javernand to buy the harvest, he will buy finally the whole estate, the castle, the hamlet with winegrowers' houses, the vineyards and the land that determined to sell Mrs. Eugénie Merlino-Dussardier.

    Read more ...
    - on the website "Domaine de Javernand"
    - see also les sculptures du parc