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The Château de Varepe, also spelt Vareppe, is a former fortified manor house in the hamlet of Varepe, in Groslée. The village now forms part of the commune of Groslée-Saint-Benoît, in the Bas-Bugey (Ain). According to the Mérimée database entry, its main period of construction dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries. The regional tourism website presents the Maison de Vareppe as the best-known historic building in Groslée. It describes it as a fortified manor house with two towers, one medieval and the other in the Renaissance style. The building has been listed as a monument historique by order of 14 September 1985 (cadastral parcel A 486). It is privately owned. The same source states that it belongs to a local wine grower who welcomes visitors to taste his wines. It is distinct from the Château de Groslée, another fortified site in the commune.