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Dombes Parliament

Opening period

From 05/04 to 25/10, every Saturday.

Language(s) spoken: French

Groups

Parkings à proximité.

Means of payment accepted

Check

Cash

Rates

Adult: 7.50 €

Reduced price: 3 €

Family pass: 15 €.

Free entry for children under 8.

Group rate available for 10 people or more.

The former Dombes Parliament has amazing paintings on the themes of Justice and Peace in the hearing room. It's still a place where justice is done as it's district court. Guided tour from Tourist Information.

In 1523 King François I took control of La Dombes and set up its parliament in Lyon.

In 1696 Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine, moved the parliament from Lyon to Trévoux which became Dombes’ capital. The duke had a new court built whose hearing room still stands today.

The hearing room has a ceiling and walls painted in the late 17th century that were restored in the 18th-20th century. The paintings are dedicated to the sovereign prince on the themes of Justice and Peace. They were listed as a Monument Historique in 1920.