Castles in the Ain

Château de style Classique
01210 Ferney-Voltaire

The castle of Voltaire, an 18th-century residence at Ferney-Voltaire in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, was the residence of the philosopher who transformed it deeply. Ranked a historic monument, it now houses a library and restored rooms.

Château fort
01600 Trévoux

The castle of Trévoux, an ancient castle fort of the 13th to 16th centuries, dominates the Saône in Trévoux (Ain). A medieval vestige classified as a historical monument, it illustrates the seigneurial architecture of the Dombes with its emblematic octagonal dungeon.

Château fort
01400 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

Château de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, a former 11th century castle rebuilt in the 15th century, dominates the city from a hillside in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its remains, classified as historical monuments, bear witness to an influential medieval seigneury in Bresse.

Château fort
01160 Neuville-sur-Ain

The castle of Thol, a 13th century medieval ruin, dominates Neuville-sur-Ain (Ain) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Former Savoyard castle, it bears witness to the defensive architecture of the time.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
01600 Saint-Bernard

The Château de Saint-Bernard, built in the early 14th century and rebuilt in the 17th century, is a former castle located in Saint-Bernard in the Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified historical monument.

Château de style Louis XIII
01800 Joyeux

The château de Joyeux, built between the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Joyeux (Ain), is a unique building designed by landscape architect Henri Duchêne for a silk industrialist.

Château fort
01420 Chanay

The castle of Dorches, built in the 12th century in Chanay in the Ain, is an ancient castle of which remains only ruins. It dominated the Dorches waterfall and was an important seigneurial centre in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château fort
01680 Groslée

The Château de Groslée, located in the Ain en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a medieval castle with remarkable remains, including a quadrangular dungeon and crammed walls, testifying to its complex feudal history.