A DISCOVERY TRAIL
Vision Coppet
VISION COPPET
Didactic Historical Trail in Coppet
On September 11, the Municipality of Coppet, together with the Vision Coppet Association, unveiled a new heritage trail designed to showcase the town’s rich history while offering visitors an engaging and educational experience.
Take a step back in time and explore Coppet’s story at your own pace through this self-guided walking route.
Coppet Historical Trail Signage
The concept of the route
The historic self-guided route in Coppet, a joint initiative of the Municipality of Coppet and the Vision Coppet Association, has been designed to reveal its treasures and showcase sites and buildings of historical interest.
A selection of 20 places and buildings was chosen, allowing a walk through the old town in about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (depending on interest).
A signage system was designed whose material and colors are perfectly adapted to the old town. Each information panel includes a general map of the old town with numbered points of interest, bilingual French-English information, and a QR Code that visitors can scan with their smartphones. This gesture will open up enriched content including archival photos.
To encourage visitors and residents of Coppet and the surrounding region to explore this route, two large ground-mounted displays provide general information about the circuit: a map, the 20 numbered places to visit, and an introduction text on the history of the old town. They are placed at the entrance to Coppet near the train station and against the wall of the Château garden, as well as at the port, Place des Ormes. The 20 information panels are installed at the locations of the various buildings themselves.
Coppet, from its founding to the present day
Coppet is indeed a medieval town and not a village or small settlement.
First, it is believed that a modest fortified Castle was built on the site of the current Château. Around 1290, as this castle was reinforced, the real enclosed town was founded—this time in its present importance.
From the Alemann family, lords of Valbonnais in Isère around 1314, to Amédée de Viry in 1484, through the conquest of the Vaud territory by the Bernese in 1536 (who imposed Protestantism and the Reformation), and up to the Necker family and their daughter Germaine de Staël, whose family d’Haussonville (current owners of the Château) are direct descendants—these personalities and periods have shaped Coppet.
In truth, Coppet is not only a collection of great moments in history but also an ensemble of historically interesting and precious monuments.
Enjoy your discovery!
Photo Highlights from the Inauguration
Thomas Marchand, Municipal et responsable de la culture
Simon d’Haussonville, propriétaire du Château
Hugues Janssens, Président de l’Association Vision Coppet
