Treffort, medieval hilltop village

Historic site and monument
Ruins and remains
Medieval town
Keep
Fountain
Historic patrimony
House
Historic district
Archeological site
Tower
Town / Village
Roman way
Fortified buildings
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Elevation : 296m

Le village, 01370 Val-Revermont

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Little boy, arms raised in front of a mountain landscape
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Treffort is the junction between the Bresse plain and the Revermont. A village of character, it has preserved its medieval layout and winegrowers' houses, and its streets are dotted with a number of interesting fountains.

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Treffort's history is recorded as far back as 974 (Trefortium), with the construction of the first fortified house, but there's no doubt that the site was inhabited long before that, particularly in the Gallo-Roman period. Clinging to the first ranges of the Jura, Treffort is a perched village that has retained its medieval layout.
Lordship of the Counts of Burgundy, the town also belonged to the Lord of Coligny, to whom we owe the construction of the castle, and to the Lord of La Tour du...