Castles in the Ain

Château fort
01480 Savigneux

The castle of Juis, a former 14th century castle, dominates Savigneux in the Ain. This medieval monument, partially inscribed, preserves a quadrangular enclosure and a tower in pepper, vestige of the seigneury of Juis.

Château fort
01250 Jasseron

Jasseron Castle, an ancient 13th century castle located in the Ain, dominates the town of Jasseron. Its ruins, protected since 1927, bear witness to a medieval castral motte with dungeon and fortified lower court.

Château de style Classique
01480 Fareins

Fléchères Castle, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Fareins in the Ain, is an architectural gem combining medieval fort house and Baroque decor, classified as a historical monument for its Protestant history and exceptional frescoes.

Château de style éclectique et baroque
01160 Neuville-sur-Ain

The Castle of the Tower, built in the 19th century in Neuville-sur-Ain (Ain), is a historical monument that followed an ancient medieval tower. It combines eclectic architecture and landscaped park, a witness to local history.

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
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
01800 Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

The castle of Loyes, built in the 18th century and renovated in the 19th century, is a historic residence of Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (Ain), surrounded by a park inspired by Le Nôtre and partially classified as historical monuments.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
01370 Meillonnas

The castle of Meillonnas, a former 14th century castle rebuilt in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries, stands in Meillonnas in the Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It was the centre of a seigneury and houses medieval and renaissance remains, including murals from the 15th to the 16th centuries.