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

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69620 Val d'Oingt

The Oingt Tower, built in the 15th century, is a historical monument located in Val d'Oingt, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This medieval tower, classified, dominates the village.

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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.

69008 Lyon

The Montvert watch tower, a medieval vestige located in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a historic monument registered since 1936. Its remains bear witness to an ancient defensive architectural heritage.

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.

69390 Vernaison

La Fée des Eaux is a 19th-century building surrounded by a park, located in Vernaison in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a Historic Monument.

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73210 Aime-la-Plagne

The tower of Montmayeur is an ancient fortified house of the 13th and 16th centuries, located in Aime-la-Plagne en Savoie, overlooking a bridge over the Isère and integrated into a medieval defensive system.

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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.

Buckwheat tower
73200 Albertville

The Sarrazine Tower of Albertville, located in Savoie, is a medieval vestige inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1928, dominating the esplanade of the Château de Conflans.