Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in the Rhône-Alpes

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69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône

The tower and ramparts of Villefranche-sur-Saône, built in the 15th century, are fortified remains located in the Rhône, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, witness to the medieval defensive architecture of the city.

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26770 Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne

The tower known as Alençon is a historical tower located in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne, in the Drôme, classified as a Historic Monument since 1992. Today it belongs to the commune.

73300 La Tour-en-Maurienne

The tower of Châtel, a medieval vestige of the eleventh century, is a former dungeon located in La Tour-en-Maurienne en Savoie, overlooking the Maurienne valley. Ranked a historic monument in 1900, it bears witness to a strategic and legendary past.

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07370 Arras-sur-Rhône

The white tower of Arras-sur-Rhône, a medieval vestige of the feudal castle, dominates the ardéchoise commune and once monitored the Rhône. Registered in 1927, it peaks at 28 meters.

69110 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

The tower of the telegraph of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, built in 1821, is a former optical telegraph station of the Lyon-Toulon line, classified as a historical monument. Located in the Rhône, it illustrates the innovation of communications in the 19th century.

73700 Montvalezan

The Tour de la Cure, built in the 17th century in Montvalezan en Savoie, is a listed historical monument, emblematic of the local architecture of this mountain period.

01330 au Plantay

The tower of Plantay, the vestige of a 14th century castle, stands in Le Plantay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This cylindrical brick dungeon, classified as a historical monument, bears witness to the medieval military architecture of the Dombes.

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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.