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Upper
Bailey
North
of the keep, facing Savoie (hence the enemy!) is the upper bailey. It boasts
many buildings made of wattle and daub like the kitchen, the bakery and the
servants' houses.
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the end of the upper bailey is a tower protected by a circular
wall that was called "chemise" (shirt, as the wall
was covering the tower from all sides, like a shirt covers the
body).
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Lower
Bailey
South
of the keep and facing the village is the lower bailey with the stables. It
was protected by a tower.
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The " Vingtain"
The curtain
wall of the village, called vingtain is
attached to the castle. An initial wall circumvented the old
village ("Bourg Vieux"). Another one, built
in the early 14th century, circumvented the new village
("Bourg Neuf"). There were three gates to
access the fortified village, including the South
Gate
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Castle Defense 
