Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ain

Porte-de-ville
01400 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

The Villars Gate, built between the 14th and 15th centuries in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain), is an ancient fortified gate of the medieval enclosure, classified as a historic monument in 1926.

Chartreuse
01470 Bénonces

The Chartreuse de Portes, founded in 1115, is a Cartusian monastery located in Bénonces, Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The third oldest Chartreuse of France, it is nicknamed the 'Charter of Saints' because of its beatified or canonized monks.

Eglise romane et gothique
01330 Villars-les-Dombes

The church of the Nativity-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, located in Villars-les-Dombes in the Ain, is a religious building combining Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance styles, inscribed in historical monuments since 1927.

Ferme
01380 Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon

La Ferme des Planons, classified as a historical monument in 1938, is a 14th-17th-century Bressane farm located in Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon (Ain), illustrating traditional rural architecture with its Sarrasine fireplace and dormancy.

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.

Eglise gothique
01500 Ambronay

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ambronay, founded in the eighth century, is a former Benedictine Gothic abbey located in Ambronay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a historical monument and renowned for its baroque music festival.

Eglise romane
01380 Saint-André-de-Bâgé

Saint-André de Saint-André-de-Bâgé, a 12th century Romanesque building located in the Ain, has been listed as a historical monument since 1840. An ancient necropolis of the sisters of Bâgé, it is distinguished by its apse and its preserved bell tower.

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.