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53 castles from the Middle Ages in Ain

53 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 261 castles we list in Ain, these 53 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 53 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 50 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Motte castrale de Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux (open to visitors), Château de Chazey-sur-Ain (Chazey-sur-Ain Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Trévoux (Trévoux Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Saint-Bernard (Saint-Bernard Castle) (176 reviews) and Varambon Castle (on the historic monuments register).

9 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 2 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 8 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 53 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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