Transition to the Moyria 1320 (≈ 1320)
Wedding of Aymonette des Échelles with Jean de Moyria.
vers 1624
Painted brakes
Painted brakes vers 1624 (≈ 1624)
Representation of local castles, including Pont-d-Ain.
1780
End of the Moyria seigneury
End of the Moyria seigneury 1780 (≈ 1780)
Last mention of their possession of the fief.
28 janvier 1949
Registration MH of the castle
Registration MH of the castle 28 janvier 1949 (≈ 1949)
Protection of the castle and its garden.
1er mars 1977
Classification of frescoes
Classification of frescoes 1er mars 1977 (≈ 1977)
Wall paintings of the porch and tower.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Château et son jardin à la française (cad. AH 86): inscription by decree of 28 January 1949; Wall paintings of the vault of the entrance porch and of the second floor room of the eastern tower (Box AH 86): classification by decree of 1 March 1977
Key figures
Aymonette des Échelles - Last heiress of the Scales
Wife Jean de Moyria in 1320.
Jean de Moyria - Lord of Scales and Moyria
Acquire seigneury by marriage.
Jean-Pierre de Moyria - Baron and Marshal of the armies
Possessor of the fief around 1650.
Origin and history
The Château de la Tour-des-Échelles, also known as the Tower of Jujurieux, is an ancient tower in the commune of Jujurieux, in the department of Ain. This monument, dated from the 12th, 16th and 17th centuries, was originally a strong house serving as the capital of the seigneury of the Tower of Scales. It belonged to the Gentiles of the Scales, vassals of the castle of Poncin, before passing in 1320 into the family of Moyria through the marriage of Aymonette des Échelles with Jean de Moyria. The Sires of Moyria remained the owners until 1780.
The tower houses five 17th-century frescoes, commissioned by an owner of the time, representing local castles such as those of Poncin, Pont-d-Ain, or the tower of the Scales itself. These paintings, including two restored paintings, offer detailed architectural perspectives. One of them, dating from about 1624, even shows a mason repairing the bedside of the church of Pont-d'Ain, damaged by a flood that year.
The castle and its French garden have been listed as historical monuments since 1949, while the wall paintings of the porch vault and a second floor room have been classified since 1977. This site illustrates medieval military architecture and the evolution of fortifications throughout the centuries, while testifying to local history through its frescoes and successive owners.
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