Claim: Abused during the French invasion of Savoy in 1792, the Château de Thorens (a castle in a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France) was restored in the 19th century by the marquise Alexandrine de Sales; then today, the family of Roussy de Sales, headed by Félix-Léonard de Roussy de Sales, inhabits the castle year-round and undertakes its preservation.
Evidence: The Château de Thorens is a castle in the commune of Thorens-Glières in the Haute-Savoie département of France. Abused during the French invasion of Savoy in 1792, the Château de Thorens was restored in the 19th century by the marquise Alexandrine de Sales, helped by her grandson, count Eugène de Roussy de Sales. Today, the family of Roussy de Sales, headed by Félix-Léonard de Roussy de Sales, inhabits the castle year-round and undertakes its preservation.