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La Poype des Fées

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La Poype des Fées

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La Poype des Fées

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Location: Montcet, Bourg-En-Bresse, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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1. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

8.16km

02:08

70m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

6.41km

01:45

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

5.66km

01:32

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Seb

September 12, 2023

The fairy poype presents a motte with a two-story tower, the double moat, access to the top of the motte via a footbridge, an acacia palisade. This historical reconstruction replaces the poype destroyed not far from there in the 18th century. Free access site.

This reconstruction of Buellas is the only one in Bresse that is complete.

Others are visible like in Saint Cyr Sur Menthon, but only the mound remains.

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Scout Jens

June 14, 2024

The Poype des Fées (fairy mound) is a reconstructed motte (tower hill castle).
Description: The earth for the construction of the poype came from the moat. On the hill there is a tower surrounded by a palisade. A footbridge made it possible to cross the moat to reach the kennel, also surrounded by a moat, which protected the inhabitants and their animals.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poype_des_F%C3%A9es

A fascinating place with lots of information in French.

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Matto

December 11, 2022

The "poypes" or "mottes castrales" are often artificial mounds that house a defensive medieval habitat on their top.

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Elevation 210 m

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Friday 19 December

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8°C

62 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Location: Montcet, Bourg-En-Bresse, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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La Poype des Fées

1. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

2. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

3. Saint-Martin Church of Buellas – La Poype des Fées loop from Montcet

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