# Château de Varey

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Château de Varey stands in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Ain), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, 15th century, 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Set on a rise near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux in the Ain department, the château de Varey shows a polygonal enclosure from the 13th century, reinforced with round towers. The site is remembered for the 1325 battle in which the army of the Count of Savoy was routed beneath its walls. Damaged during the Revolution and rebuilt in the 19th century, it stands as a record of medieval military architecture in the Bugey region.

**No visits on record.** No opening hours or ticketing found.

## Where this château is

- 01640 Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
- 46.0267, 5.40454
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 13e siècle, 15e siècle, 19e siècle

## Sources

- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2970908
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00116554

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