Commune of the department of Ain, in region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ambérieu-en-Bugey takes place in the natural and historic region of Lower Bugey. It is located near Belley, which it is the largest city in the district, about fifty kilometers from Lyon and thirty kilometers from Bourg-en-Bresse. Based in the western foothills of the Jura, it opens on the plain of the Ain.
Archaeological excavations have revealed the presence of Gallo-Roman remains on the site of Ambérieu-en-Bugey, reflecting the age of the town. Destroyed in the early fourteenth century, the fortified town was rebuilt a few years later with larger defenses again. Former property of the Duchy of Savoy, the city finds the French territory in the early seventeenth century with the Treaty of Lyon. Formerly called Ambérieu, the city took its current name in 1955.
Dynamic and close to cultural traditions, the city of Ambérieu-en-Bugey reveals a large number of events of every kind that take place among the ancient monuments of town that has preserved its architectural heritage.
City old Ambérieu-en-Bugey still possesses a large number of tourist sites and monuments testifying to the great history of this town of Ain.
Only example of medieval fortress in Bugey, Allymes Castle is a castle dating from the fourteenth century. Rebuilt in the sixteenth and restored during the nineteenth, it was classified as an historic monument, like the remains of the farmyard, the Barbican, the outer tower and north of the curtain. The ruins of the former external enclosure for their part benefited from partial registration. Nearby, the chapel of Allymes contains a painting of the seventeenth century listed building, representing the Virgin of the Rosary, St. Catherine and St. Dominic.
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Coast was built in the eighteenth century. Particular, it provides a polychrome wooden altarpiece of the sixteenth century evoking scenes of the Virgin's life. The latter, in seven scenes, has been classified as an historic monument.
Listed historical monument, the stronghold of Saint-Germain, and Tour de Gy, a former building of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Nearby, the castle of Saint-Germain is an ancient castle built in the twelfth century. Today in ruins, it was once the seat of the lordship of Saint-Germain-d'Ambérieu.
More recently, the castle dates Scales meanwhile nineteenth century. Its park, splendid, is registered Remarkable Garden in the general inventory of cultural heritage.
In the city, many churches still stand proudly, like the Saint-Symphorien-nineteenth century, or even one dedicated to St. John Vianney, built in the twentieth century.
Rewarded with two flowers in the competition of cities and villages flowered, the municipality of Ambérieu-en-Bugey has a large number of green spaces. Of particular note, in addition to the scales, the Blue Lake.
A railroad museum, founded in the late 1980s, traces the history of the railway in the region.
Lively city of Ambérieu-en-Bugey is the origin of many cultural events in the year.
Three weekly markets take place in the town, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning. The city also offers a Christmas market in December with important festive events. Punctually in the year, the association for the autobiography autobiography and Heritage organizes cultural events.
In July, the Scales park hosts the annual Festival Under the Stars, which replaces since 2007 Jazz in the Park. This event offers every Friday in July of free outdoor shows.
The Gourmet Lounge takes place in November, to the delight of gourmets. For the occasion, dozens of exhibitors come from all over France to present their regional products.