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Sélection de 8 dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions sur 31 dans le Rhône-Alpes

Donjon de Buenc
Donjons
01250 Hautecourt-Romanèche

The dungeon of Buenc, a strong tower of the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, dominates Hautecourt-Romanèche (Ain). A private medieval vestige, it bears witness to the seigneury of Bohan in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Tower of the Drailant of Perrignier
Tour
74550 Perrignier

The Draillant Tower is an archaeological site listed as historical monuments, located in Perrignier in Haute-Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its exact origin and period remain undetermined.
Tour d'Avalon de Saint-Maximin
Tour
38530 Saint-Maximin

The Avalon Tower, erected in 1895 in Saint-Maximin (Isère), is a 19th-century historical monument built by the Chartreux on the ruins of a medieval castle, in homage to Saint Hugues d'Avalon.
Carolingian Tower of Rates
Patrimoine carolingien
26330 Ratières

The Carolingian tower of Ratières, a 14th century Hexagonal medieval building, dominates the village of Ratières en Drôme, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with its 15 meters high.
The Tower of Albon
Motte féodale
26140 Albon

The tower of Albon, the vestige of a 13th century castle, dominates the town of Albon en Drôme. This medieval monument, classified and inscribed, was the cradle of the house of Albon and the Dauphiné of Vienna.
Leaning tower of Soyons
Tour
07130 Soyons

The bent tower of Soyons, a 13th century medieval vestige, is a fortified quadrangular tower located on the Malpas plateau, overlooking the municipality of Soyons en Ardèche, the only remaining fortifications destroyed in 1629.
Jacquemart Tower of Romans-sur-Isère
Tour de l'Horloge
26100 Romans-sur-Isère

The Jacquemart Tower of Romans-sur-Isère, built in the 12th and 15th centuries, is a historical monument located in the Drôme, famous for its marteleur automata indicating the hours.
Towers of Chignin
Tour
73800 Chignin

The Towers of Chignin, located in Savoie in Chignin, are a set of seven medieval towers of the 12th century forming an ancient camp cut off, surrounded by a fortified village and a castral church, witness to Savoyard military architecture.