Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Auvergne

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
03140 Chareil-Cintrat

The castle of Chareil-Cintrat, an ancient medieval fortress transformed in the Renaissance, stands in Chareil-Cintrat (Allier), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, combining military architecture and Italian decorations.

Eglise romane
15210 Ydes

The Saint-Georges church of Ydes-Bourg, a 12th century Romanesque auvergnat building, stands in Ydes (Cantal), classified as a historic monument since 1862 for its carved porch and remarkable bedside.

Hotel particulier classé
15140 Salers

The Hotel de La Ronade, 15th-century urban residence in Salers (Cantal), is a historical andesite residence, emblematic of the André de La Ronade family, magistrates of the local bailliage.

Pont médiéval
15230 Sainte-Marie

The Tréboul Bridge, built in the 14th to 15th centuries in Sainte-Marie (Cantal), is an ancient stone vaulted bridge, now submerged by Lake Sarrans. Ranked a historic monument in 1927, it reappears when the dam was drained.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15800 Polminhac

The castle of Pesteils, a medieval fortress transformed in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, dominates Polminhac in the Cantal. Its 14th century dungeon and neo-Gothic decorations make it a listed historical monument since 1994.

Fortification
03360 Ainay-le-Château

The fortifications of Ainay-le-Château, built in the 15th century in the Allier, are a medieval defensive ensemble whose door of the Clock is the emblematic element. They were listed as historic monuments in 2007 and bear witness to the bourbon heritage.

Eglise romane
15100 Alleuze

The church of Saint-Illide d'Alleuze, a Catholic building of the 12th and 15th centuries, stands near the village of La Barge, in the Cantal, in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, marked by its medieval history and successive reconstructions.

Tour
15130 Saint-Simon

The tower of Saint-Simon, an ancient medieval Romanesque tower of the twelfth century, is joined to the church of Saint-Sigismon in the village of Saint-Simon, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Built of stone, it served as a shelter and grain silo.