Château de la Batie

English translation

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History

Building falling within the tradition of red brick fortresses (Savoyard carrons) of the Dombes, from the end of the 13th or beginning of the 14th century. Mentioned from the 13th century onwards, the castle was originally a stronghold composed of four enclosures, nineteen towers, and an armed garrison. To the west, the main body houses the keep as well as the oldest part of the dwelling. In the 16th century, a vaulted gallery was built, concealing earlier Gothic elements. The keep preserves paintings from the 16th century: a danse macabre is represented on a beam of the second floor; the beams of the ground floor are also adorned with decorative paintings. In the 18th century, the counts transform the fortress into a residence, piercing openings on the west and east faces. In the 19th century, the inner enclosure which connected the round tower of the courtyard to the north building is destroyed. In the eastern part, a chapel, probably ancient, served as a place of worship for the entire town in the 16th century. It houses a crypt, and also underwent transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries.