Castles in the Ain

Château fort
01500 Ambérieu-en-Bugey

The castle of Allymes, a former 14th century castle transformed in the 16th and 19th centuries, dominates Ambérieu-en-Bugey (Ain) from a rocky spur at 650 m altitude. Ranked a historical monument, it illustrates medieval and renaissance military architecture in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château de style Classique
01450 Poncin

The Château de Poncin, a former 13th century castle rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, dominates the town of Poncin in Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Partially listed as historical monuments in 1970.

Château de style Classique
01290 Pont-de-Veyle

The Château de Pont-de-Veyle, built in the 18th century at Pont-de-Veyle in the Ain, is a historic estate whose park and hydraulic elements have been classified as historic monuments since 2020.

Château
01330 Le Plantay

The Château du Plantay, a former 14th century castle located in Plantay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is now reduced to a medieval tower and an annex building, remains classified as historical monuments.

Château de style néo-gothique
01310 Confrançon

Loriol Castle, located in Confrançon in the Ain, is a 15th century building renovated in the 19th century in a neo-Gothic style, classified as a Historic Monument.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
01240 Certines

The castle of Genoud, a former 14th century castle rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Certines (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ranked a historic monument, it was the center of the seigneury of Genost.

Château
01330 Bouligneux

Bouligneux Castle, a former 14th-century fortress renovated in the 16th-17th century, dominates the commune of Bouligneux (Ain) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, surrounded by a pond and classified as a historical monument since 1926.

Château
01600 Trévoux

The castle of Fetan, an old 17th century fortress, stands in Trévoux (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Reconstructed in 1622, it combines military architecture and seigneurial residence, partially classified with historical monuments since 1973.