Château de Saint-Germain (Ain)

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The Château de Saint-Germain is a former castle founded in the 12th century, whose ruins stand on the town of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in the department of Ain, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was the centre of the seigneury and chestnutry of Saint-Germain-d'Ambérieu. The castle was at the heart of the clashes in Bugey, the Counts of Savoy and the dolphins of Vienna in the 13th and 14th centuries. On May 4, 2017, the site is listed as historical monuments.