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Château

Bouligneux, Ain, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château : inscription par arrêté du 15 novembre 1926
Protection dates
1926/11/15 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Bouligneux
Département
Ain
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.02403, 4.99139
Mérimée reference
PA00116316

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Première construction au 14e siècle : corps de logis avec quatre tours, dont un donjon rond, reliées par des courtines. Un pont-levis permettait d'accéder au château, entièrement cerné par un étang. Modifications à la fin du 16e ou début du 17e siècle : rempart ; adjonction de deux ailes contre les courtines ; construction d'une galerie avec arcades ; aménagements intérieurs. Au cours de la Révolution, le château est démantelé et sert de grenier à grains. En 1900, élévation d'une digue et destruction de la courtine ouest.

English translation

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First construction in the 14th century: main dwelling with four towers, including a round keep, linked by curtain walls. A drawbridge allowed access to the castle, entirely surrounded by a pond. Modifications at the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century: rampart; addition of two wings against the curtain walls; construction of a gallery with arcades; interior arrangements. During the Revolution, the castle was dismantled and served as a grain store. In 1900, construction of a dyke and destruction of the west curtain wall.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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