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Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes

France · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Coordinates
45.9971°, 4.90303°
Links
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Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes in France
Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a former fortified castle, founded in the 12th century by the lords of Villars and rebuilt in the 14th century, which stands in the territory of the French commune of Ambérieux-en-Dombes, in the department of Ain, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

The castle was the centre of the lordship of Ambérieux and the chief seat of a castellany of the principality of Dombes.

The former castle is partially protected as a historic monument.

Machine-translated from “Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes ranks #7,793 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #765 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 23 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 26 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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