Château des Allymes

The castle Les Allymes (French Château des Allymes ) in the hamlet of Les Allymes Ambérieu -en- Bugey, a French commune in the Ain department in the Rhône -Alpes, built in the 14th century. The castle has since July 20, 1960 as a monument historique a protected monument and dominates a hill standing the level of Ain.

History

The castle, which is since 1984 owned by the municipality, was built in the 14th century as a refuge fort to protect the population of the surrounding villages in armed conflicts. The Treaty of Lyon in 1601 came the Bugey and thus also the Les Allymes castle in France. René de Lucinge, whose fief belonged, now joined IV in the service of the French King Henry

Description

The medieval castle, mostly built of rubble, has two towers that are connected by curtain walls. From 1847 were by Adolphe de Tricaud d' Ambérieu, the then owner, undertaken restoration work and saved the plant from decay. Starting in 1964, further restoration work and archaeological excavations took place, which could be completed only in the course of the 1970s. The great fortification wall is 90 meters long and ends on a watchtower. The oldest part of the plant is a dungeon, which was begun around 1351. The attached thereto living quarters dates from the 16th century, a spiral staircase connects the floors.