Vufflens Castle

Vufflens Castle (French: Château de Vufflens) is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud.

[1] The castle was built between 1420 and 1430 by Henri de Colombier, an advisor to Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy, on the site of a previous medieval castle mentioned as early as 1108.

Of the original castle by Henri Colombier, the donjon, several towers, outbuildings, the surrounding wall and the gate house remain.

In the myth the lord of the castle (Grimoald) punished his wife for giving birth to a daughter (when he wanted a son to inherit) by telling his wife he would kill the daughter.

Rather than killing her he built a new tower on one corner of the castle & sent the daughter & a nurse to live in it.

Chateau de Vufflens
The castle and surroundings