Poype de Tramoyes

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Le château en bref

The poype of Tramoyes, known as the poype du Châtel, is a fortified earthwork located in the commune of Tramoyes, in the Ain department. It takes the form of a wooded mound of modest height (about 2 metres), roughly oval in plan and about 20 metres in diameter at its base. Remains are visible on its summit, including wall foundations of octagonal plan combining rammed earth (pisé), pebbles and brick. The site was once surrounded by the Étang du Châtel, a pond drained at the end of the 19th century; today a road crosses it and it is privately owned. Long attributed by tradition to the 9th century, its origin is in fact uncertain: its first documentary mention dates from September 1331, in connection with a dispute, and historians rather place its construction in the 12th or 13th century. No archaeological excavation has been carried out on the site to date.