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Château de Pont-de-Veyle, Pont-de-Veyle

Château de Pont-de-Veyle

Pont-de-Veyle

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Château de Pont-de-Veyle stands in Pont-de-Veyle (Ain), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Set on an island formed by branches of the Veyle river, this 18th-century château now houses the town hall and the offices of the local intercommunal authority, making it a building one passes by rather than tours. It replaced a medieval fortress destroyed by fire in 1874, and its grounds still hold a notable hydraulic system, including bridges, footbridges and a bucket wheel. Visitors mainly come for the exterior architecture, the outbuildings, the ice house and the old greenhouses, all protected as historic monuments.

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What to know

  • The château houses public services (town hall, intercommunal offices), so the interior cannot be toured like a typical heritage site.
  • Visits are essentially exterior ones, taking in the façades, the grounds and the hydraulic system.
  • The site has been listed as a historic monument since 1972, with the protection extended in 2020.
  • No visiting hours or admission fees are given, consistent with its current administrative use.
  • The grounds include features worth seeking out, such as the bucket wheel, bridges and footbridges, and the old greenhouses.

Where this château is

Pont-de-Veyle · Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Dom. du Château, 01290 Pont-de-Veyle

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Château phone number

+33 3 85 31 53 14

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00116533
Period of construction
18th century

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The most visited in this department — Ain

From the same period — 18e siècle

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