Castle
Château de Bossey
🇨🇭 Switzerland · 18th century
The Château de Bossey is a castle in Bogis-Bossey in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The castle was built in 1722 under the Geneva patrician family Turrettini. It changed owners frequently and has belonged since 1946 to the World Council of Churches, which established the Ecumenical Institute Bossey in it. In 1962 a new building with conference and teaching rooms was erected in the park, which also houses the library of the World Council of Churches. Since 2002 external visitor groups have also been able to use the château as a conference and meeting centre.
Machine-translated from “Château de Bossey” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Bossey ranks #6,886 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #159 of the 201 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1722, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Geneva, 17 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Bossey?
Château de Bossey stands in Switzerland, at 46.34763°, 6.18563°.
When was Château de Bossey built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1722. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Bossey?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,886 of 8,134 worldwide, and #159 in Switzerland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Bossey?
Château de Crans, about 2 km away.
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