France · 15th century
The Château de Pont-d'Ain is a 15th-century château, rebuilt in the 16th century and altered in the 19th century, the seat of the lordship of Pont-d'Ain, which stands in the French commune of Pont-d'Ain in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It succeeded an ancient castle built before 1285 by the lords of Coligny.
The château has been registered as a historic monument by decree of 18 October 2004.
Machine-translated from “Château de Pont-d'Ain” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Pont-d'Ain ranks #7,469 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #704 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 51 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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