Patrimoine de la commune de Chazey Bons

The chapel of Saint Véran:
It would have succeeded a pagan temple and dates back to the Gallo-Roman period (vestiges of this period can be found in its architecture: Gallo-Roman cribs, pediment, etc.)
Exterior: a gabled facade with slate roofs, topped by a small bell tower with a cross, a small nave with a panelled and plastered ceiling, a rectangular apse.
Interior: a polychrome wooden statue (18th-19th century) representing the bishop of Vence, Saint Véran, patron saint of the parish, a polychrome wooden Pietà (16th century) and a Virgin and Child.

The ruins of the Cistercian abbey of the Dames de Bons :
The abbey of the Cistercian nuns of Bons was founded around 1155 by Marguerite of Savoy, daughter of Count Amédée.
It was composed solely of girls from the nobility who all brought a dowry when they took the Cistercian habit.
In the 17th century, the monastery went into full religious decline and was strongly criticised by the Bishop of Belley, Mgr Jean-Pierre Camus. In 1635, his successor, Mgr Jean de Passelaigue, excommunicated the nuns and asked the Cardinal of Richelieu to intervene in order to obtain the closure of the monastery of Bons.
Today, only a few parts of the complex remain.

The keep or temple of La Bâtie (MH):
The fief of La Bâtie already existed in the 13th century. The dwelling and the tower, sometimes called the "Temple", could be of Templar origin.
The square tower is a very fine example of military architecture.

The Brillat House in Cressieu (16th century - MH):
It consists of a two-storey main building with mullioned windows and vast outbuildings. The gable walls on the north and south sides are covered with slate roofs, with finials.
This house belongs to the De Seyssel family.