Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes

Ambérieux-en-Dombes Castle

Ambérieux-en-Dombes

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Where: Ambérieux-en-Dombes

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Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes stands in Ambérieux-en-Dombes (Ain), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In the centre of the village of Ambérieux-en-Dombes, right next to the parish church, stand the remains of a medieval stronghold built for the lords of Thoire-Villars. Visitors can see a square keep nearly nineteen metres high, two square towers and a smaller round tower once used as a prison. The walls were raised in carrons, sun-dried clay blocks fired locally since no quarry stone was available, which explains the range of colours from near-black to pink across the buildings.

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What to know

The site is visited from the outside, around the ruins located in the centre of the village, next to the church.
The castle underwent a full restoration with a new roof in 2010.
Three towers have been listed as historic monuments since 1905, and the south east square tower with the remaining curtain walls have been registered since 2019.
No opening hours or admission fees are provided in our data.
The round tower, of small diameter, was later incorporated into the neighbouring presbytery.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday	08:00-12:00 · 14:00-17:00
Tuesday	08:00-12:00 · 14:00-17:00
Wednesday	08:00-12:00 · 14:00-17:00
Thursday (today)	08:00-12:00 · 14:00-17:00
Friday	08:00-12:00 · 14:00-16:00
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed