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Jasseron part Revermont, 8 km east of Bourg-en-Bresse. Its geography rustic mid-plain, mid-mountain near the head of the department makes a charming town and very busy. The site of "Conches" Jasseron dominates and gives a magnificent view over the plains to the foothills of Bresse Beaujolais.
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to see in Jasseron :
Ø Church Gothic : The oldest parts were built in the thirteenth century. You can see the Virgin in the cloak of the fifteenth and the Madonna and Child Jesus in the eighteenth.
Ø The castle (ruins) : Castle Jasseron was a colossal undertaking . He dominated the plain of Bresse over 170 m . The tower, still visible today, had a diameter of about 8 meters and walls 2 meters thick he owned, according to historians about 6 floors. The first would have served jail or deposit weapons. The second, a little higher, consisted of a killer and had access dungeon. The third floor was used as housing. The fourth floor had a loophole. The fifth, for his part was the floor of the defense. Finally the sixth floor was also a stage for defense, to note that this floor was added in 1434. Some walls are still visible especially those that dominate the ravine Tiremale. They have a thickness of 2.50 m and height from the ground to 6 m . It is from 1601 that the castle was abandoned and lack of maintenance He slowly begins to die. The walls and roofs collapsing one by one. More residents will seek Jasseron materials needed to build new houses. It carries particular stones and doors. Time and weather accentuates the demolition. Only the tower seems to resist again. The castle is the subject of an entry in the inventory of historical monuments since 1927.
Ø Source Jugnon .
Ø Tour of the sixteenth century .
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