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Château de Dramelay, Dramelay

Château de Dramelay

Dramelay Castle

Dramelay

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Château de Dramelay stands in Dramelay (Jura), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 13th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Dramelay Castle has occupied a naturally strategic position in Jura since the early thirteenth century. The site preserves ruins, with the square-plan tower serving as the best-preserved element among the remains. This tower, measuring over two metres in thickness, still stands three levels high and demonstrates early medieval building techniques using rough stone.

What to know

  • The site has been listed as a historic monument since 2002.
  • The ruins can be visited at a naturally strategic location in the landscape.
  • No information about guided tours or specific opening hours is currently available.

Where this château is

Dramelay · Jura · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Address

39240 Dramelay

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA39000059
Period of construction
first half of the 13th century

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Frequently asked

When was Dramelay Castle built?
The castle was founded in the early thirteenth century on a naturally fortified site.
What can be seen there today?
The square-plan tower remains the main feature, standing three levels high with walls over two metres thick.
How can the ruins be accessed?
No precise access information is currently available.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Jura

From the same period — 1ère moitié 13e siècle