Castle of La Batie-Seyssel
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Attribution: By Pascal Blachier from Savoie, France - Chateau de La Batie-Seyssel, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3776760
The castle was built at the foot of Mont Pennay, on a rocky outcrop, in a bend of the Leysse river. The Chateau de la Batie, its terrace and the lower floor which became the great hall, the chimney in the guard room and the Gallo-Roman mosaics, were listed on 6 April 1972 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It is private property.
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