Where is the Château de Bouligneux located?

It stands in the Ain department, in the commune of Bouligneux, beside a pond, in the Dombes region.

Can the Château de Bouligneux be visited?

The available facts do not specify visiting conditions, opening hours or admission fees for this monument.

How old is the Château de Bouligneux?

Its original construction dates from the early 14th century, with major changes made around 1600.

Why is one tower of the Château de Bouligneux shorter than the others?

During the French Revolution, one floor of this tower, seen as a symbol of lordly power, was removed.

Château de Bouligneux

Bouligneux Castle

Bouligneux

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Château de Bouligneux stands in Bouligneux (Ain), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Standing by its own pond in the Dombes region, the Château de Bouligneux still displays four round towers linked by curtain walls, remnants of a fortified house built in the early 14th century. Around 1600 the building underwent major changes, including two added wings and an arcaded gallery. The French Revolution turned it into a farm, a use that explains its present appearance after one floor was removed from its main tower.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1926.
The building stands beside a pond that once surrounded it entirely, formerly crossed by a drawbridge.
The original construction dates from the early 14th century, with major alterations in the late 16th or early 17th century.
A dam replaced the west curtain wall in 1900, which no longer exists.

Where this château is

Bouligneux · Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Étang du Château, 01330 Bouligneux

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00116316
Period of construction: 17th century

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Where is the Château de Bouligneux located?: It stands in the Ain department, in the commune of Bouligneux, beside a pond, in the Dombes region.
Can the Château de Bouligneux be visited?: The available facts do not specify visiting conditions, opening hours or admission fees for this monument.
How old is the Château de Bouligneux?: Its original construction dates from the early 14th century, with major changes made around 1600.
Why is one tower of the Château de Bouligneux shorter than the others?: During the French Revolution, one floor of this tower, seen as a symbol of lordly power, was removed.