Castles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Classic style castle
01250 Montagnat

The Château de Montplaisant, built in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a historical monument located in Montagnat, Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, combining architectural sobriety and classical elements such as a column porch and orangery.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
01320 Villette-sur-Ain

Richemont Castle, built at the end of the 13th century in Villette-sur-Ain (Ain), is an ancient castle, center of the local seigneury, marked by successive restorations and partial destruction.

Castle
01470 Briord

The Château de Saint-André is an ancient 13th century castle, located in Briord, Ain, whose ruins dominate a rock. Ranked a historic monument for its Merovingian inscriptions, it was a seigneurial center and then a major marquisal in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
01960 Péronnas

The castle of Saix, an ancient castle fort of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in Péronnas (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Reworked several times, it was the center of the Saix seigneury and bears witness to medieval military architecture.

01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

The castle of Pennesuyt, formerly a 14th century fortress rebuilt in the 17th century, is located in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). This rural mansion, the only departmental example of a classical residence of that time, bears witness to local seigneurial history.

01680 Groslée-Saint-Benoit

The Château de Groslée, a former 12th century castle restored in the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates the Rhône in Groslée-Saint-Benoît (Ain). Inscribed to historical monuments, today only its medieval dungeon and remains of its fortifications remain.

01480 Messimy-sur-Saône

Montbriand Castle, built in the 17th century in Messimy-sur-Saône, Ain, is a Renaissance-style historical monument surrounded by moat and equipped with an 18th-century chapel.

01170 Vesancy

Vesancy Castle, built between the 14th and 18th centuries in Vesancy (Ain), is an ancient fort house transformed into a town hall, combining medieval architecture and classical extensions.