Château de Jasseron

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Jasseron Castle is a former castle from the 10th century, rebuilt in the 13th century and ruined at the end of the 16th century, center of the seigneury of Jasseron, whose ruins stand on the territory of the French commune of Jasseron, in the department of Ain, in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The remains of the castle are listed as historical monuments.

The ruins of Jasseron Castle are located on the commune of Jasseron, in the Revermont, 1 km northeast of the church, on a ridge, in the French department of Ain.

History: The castle of the 10th century, rebuilt in the 13th century was ruined at the end of the 16th century. Around 980-990, Richier de Coligny, son of Manassès de Coligny, going to the abbey of Saint-Claude, gave to this monastery of the earth and castle of Jasseron with all its outbuildings. The abbots of Saint-Claude kept him, united with their manse, until the first years of the thirteenth century. Around 1212, Abbé Bernard III de Thoire hired him to Étienne II, sire de Thoire-Villars, his nephew, who possessed him only a few years, for he was already indecent, in 1231, at Amé de Coligny, seigneur of Andelot...