Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Rhône-Alpes

Gothic style castle
42590 Saint-Priest-la-Roche

The château de la Roche, built in the 13th century on a rocky piton in Saint-Priest-la-Roche (Loire), dominates the Loire and was in turn medieval fortress, neo-Gothic residence and immersive cultural site now accessible on an island.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
42210 Montrond-les-Bains

Montrond-le-Fort Castle, built on a volcanic dyke in Montrond-les-Bains (Loire), is a feudal castle transformed in the Renaissance, today in partially rebuilt ruins.

Priory
42260 Pommiers-en-Forez

The fortified priory of Pommiers-en-Forez, built between the 11th and 16th century in the Loire, is a former Benedictine monastery turned into a castle-prieuré, marked by its religious role and royal visits.

Gothic Church
42380 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

The Collège Saint-Bonnet, a 15th-century Gothic building in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (Loire), dominates the city with its medieval murals and rich religious heritage, classified as a Historic Monument in 1922.

Romanesque Church
42610 Saint-Romain-le-Puy

The Prioral Church of Saint-Romain-le-Puy, built between the 10th and 14th centuries, dominates the plain of Forez from a volcanic piton. This historic monument, classified in 1862, combines Romanesque architecture and Gallo-Roman remains in the Loire.

Modern Church
42700 Firminy

The church Saint-Pierre de Firminy, designed by Le Corbusier in the 1960s, is a crude concrete building located in the Loire, emblematic of modern religious architecture of the twentieth century.

Gothic Church
42100 Saint-Etienne

The Grand'Église Saint-Étienne, the Gothic building of the 15th-17th centuries in Saint-Étienne (Loire), combines the Forezian style with the turbulent history, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Revolution.

Gothic Church
42800 Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

The Chartreuse de Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, founded in 1281, is a former Cartreux monastery transformed into a village in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This medieval site, marked by a 17th century Baroque architecture, is now classified as Historic Monuments.