Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Franche-Comté

Vestiges Gallo-romain
25000 Besançon

The Besançon Castan Square is a Gallo-Roman archaeological site of the second-third century, located in the Saint John district. It houses the remains of a monumental hemicycle and an ancient aqueduct, witnesses to the ancient city of Vesontio.

Château
25640 Ollans

Ollans Castle, built in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a historic monument located in Ollans in the Doubs, combining classical architecture and remarkable gardens in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Séminaire
25390 Consolation-Maisonnettes

Former 17th century Minima Monastery in Consolation-Maisonnettes (Doubs), transformed into a seminary and then a cultural site, classified as a historical monument. Its square architecture and its Baroque mausoleum make it an emblematic site of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Château fort
70360 Rupt-sur-Saône

The castle of Rupt-sur-Saône, built in the 13th century, dominates the Saône valley near an ancient Roman road and a salt road. This historic monument, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries, combines medieval architecture and classical elements in a vast park.

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.

Moulin à eau
25330 Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne

Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, a former 19th-century factory located in the Doubs, specialized in the manufacture of cutting tools such as fakes, bearing witness to Francomtois' rural industrial heritage.

Caborde
25000 Besançon

La caborde de Chaudanne est une cabane viticole en pierre sèche des XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles, située à Besançon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), classée monument historique depuis 1980.

Moulin à huile
25430 Belvoir

Belvoir Halls, built in the 14th century in the Doubs, house an oil mill and bear witness to a flourishing commercial past until the 19th century.