Grenoble, the capital city of the Province of Dauphiny in southeastern France, was where the Periers began their rise to prominence.
Famously, in a bold entrepreneurial move in 1780, Claude purchased the historic 17th century Château de Vizille with its large rooms and spacious main hall, extensive grounds, numerous out-buildings, streams and water park, as well as nearby lands at Oisans and Mure.