Château des Allymes

Local nameChâteau des Allymes
LocationAmbérieu-en-Bugey

The Château des Allymes is a thirteenth-century castle which was rebuilt in the sixteenth century and restored in the nineteenth. It is located in the hamlet of Les Allymes, in the Ambérieu-en-Bugey commune in the Ain department of France, in the Rhône-Alpes region.

The castle was built by the Dauphin of Viennois to protect the people from attacks that were ravaging the country. It is approached by the hamlet of Brey-de-Vent, and is the only example of a medieval fortress in Bugey.

On the 20th of July 1960 the Château des Allymes was classed a monument historique.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Allymes

Coordinates 45°58'25.193" N 5°24'36.839" E

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