Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ain

Classic style castle
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.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
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.

Recreational castle
01160 Pont-d'Ain

The Château de Pont-d'Ain, built in the 14th century and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries, dominates the commune of Pont-d'Ain en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Former Savoyard fortress, it combines medieval architecture and classical transformations, surrounded by a historic park.

Castle
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.

Louis XIII style castle
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.

Classic style castle
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.

Castle
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.

Castle
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.