It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[1] In 1733, Jacques-Philippe d'Herwarth acquired the lands that included the municipalities of Saint-Légier and La Chiésaz.

He merged these lands with the estate in Hauteville, which he already owned.

[2] Victoire Cannac, heiress of the castle, married Daniel Grand de la Chaise (1761-1828), from a family of Parisian bankers ennobled in 1781.

In 2019, Pepperdine University purchased the castle and its 67 acres overlooking Lake Geneva, and after a multi-million euro renovation, the university plans to operate the estate as a global conference center and campus for its Switzerland-based study abroad program.