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True to Bresse architecture, the Domain des Saveurs - Les Planons has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1938. It was built in 1490 and operated until 1992. With its Saracen chimney, vast outbuildings, circulation galleries and spacious courtyard, the farm is a remarkable example of typical Bresse architecture.

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention that dates back to pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn, for example. There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills: Either the water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or the water is guided above the wheel and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

The Saint-Martin church, whose name is an indicator of seniority, depended on the lords of Bâgé. They ceded it, before 1059, to the abbey of Tournus which founded a priory there. https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/projets/buellas-eglise-saint-martin/

On the Estate, the prestigious Ferme des Planons has been classified as a Historic Monument since 1938. A JEWEL OF BRESSANE ARCHITECTURE: The faithful reconstruction of the interior of the Farm transports the visitor to 1784 in the life of a peasant family Built in 1490, the Ferme des Planons was operated until 1992 With its Saracen fireplace, its vast outbuildings, its circulation galleries and its spacious courtyard, the Ferme des Planons is a remarkable testimony to the typical architecture of Bresse.

stone benches to rest and hotel terrace for a drink nearby

The "Poype" of St Cyr is quite well preserved, 9 m high for a diameter of about 40 m, it was surrounded by partly filled ditches today and was probably surmounted by a summary construction and must have had a modest palisade. The farmyard seems to have extended over an area of several thousand square meters. In 1970, the archaeological layer yielded various fragments of Roman tiles, pottery, small pieces of iron. These remains attest to an occupation between the 11th and 13th centuries. An explanatory panel is located in front.