Abused during the French invasion of Savoy in 1792, the Chteau de Thorens (a castle in a former commune in Southeastern France in the department of Haute-Savoie within Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes region) was restored in the 19th century by the marquise Alexandrine de Sales; then today, the family of Roussy de Sales, headed by Flix-Lonard de Roussy de Sales, inhabits the castle year-round and undertakes its preservation.
The Chateau de Thorens is a castle in the commune of Thorens-Glieres in the Haute-Savoie departement of France. Haute-Savoie ([ot savwa (listen); Francoprovencal: Savoue d'Amont or Hiota-Savoue; English: Upper Savoy; German: Obersavoyen or Hochsavoyen; Italian: Alta Savoia) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Abused during the French invasion of Savoy in 1792, the Chateau de Thorens was restored in the 19th century by the marquise Alexandrine de Sales, helped by her grandson, count Eugene de Roussy de Sales. Today, the family of Roussy de Sales, headed by Felix-Leonard de Roussy de Sales, inhabits the castle year-round and undertakes its preservation. 
