Castles in the Ain

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 Médiéval et Renaissance
01240 Saint-Paul-de-Varax

The castle of Varax, an ancient castle of the 14th to 15th centuries, stands in Saint-Paul-de-Varax in the Ain, in the heart of the ponds of the Dombes. Ruined in the 16th century, it was redesigned after successive destructions and preserves a medieval castral motte.

Château de style Classique
01600 Trévoux

The Château de Corcelles, rebuilt around 1840 in Trévoux (Ain), is a 19th century hunting lodge, listed as a historical monument for its architecture and Italian living room.

Château fort
01330 Ambérieux-en-Dombes

The castle of Ambérieux-en-Dombes, former castle of the 12th and 14th centuries, stands in the Ain in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with its protected remains and its iconic Romanesque dungeon.

Château fort
01800 Le Montellier

The castral complex of the Montellier, a former castle with a motte of the 13th-XIVth centuries, dominates the commune of Montellier (Ain). Ranked a historic monument, it illustrates medieval military architecture in Savoyard bricks with cylindrical dungeon and fortified lower courtyard.

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.

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 de style Classique
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.