Statues, arches, monuments classified in Franche-Comté

Porte
25300 Pontarlier

The Porte Saint-Pierre is a classic 18th century triumphal arch in Pontarlier, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, an emblem of the city. Built between 1771 and 1773, it commemorates the reconstruction after a fire and the Treaty of Nijmegen.

Statue
39570 Lons-le-Saunier

Commemorative statue in tribute to Rouget de Lisle, author of La Marseillaise, erected in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) in the late 19th century. A work by sculptor Bartholdi, she celebrates this native of the city, an officer and emblematic composer of the French Revolution.

Monument
90000 Belfort

The Lion of Belfort, colossal high relief of the 4th quarter of the 19th century, dominates the town of Belfort in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Augustus Bartholdi's work commemorates heroic resistance against the Prussians (1870-1871).

Monument
90100 Joncherey

Corporal Peugeot's monument, erected in 1959 in Joncherey (Belfort Territory), is a commemorative stonestone in sandstone and bronze that pays tribute to the first French soldier who died during the First World War.

Monument
70500 Cemboing

The Mathelat monument, a neoclassical building from the mid-19th century in Cemboing (Haute-Saône), houses the remains of the Mathelat family. Registered as historical monuments in 1997.

Statue
39570 Lons-le-Saunier

The statue of General Lecourbe in Lons-le-Saunier, erected in the 19th century, is a historic bronze monument located in Place de la République, in the Jura. It replaces a first statue destroyed in 1830.

Place
90000 Belfort

The square Emile-Lechten, built in the first half of the 20th century in Belfort, is a public garden decorated with wrought iron sculptures and grids, located in a workers' district.

Monument
90200 Giromagny

18th century memorial in Giromagny, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, celebrating the meeting of Alsace in France in 1648. Ranked in 1916, it is located in Grande Rue.