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.

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.

Clocher comtois
25000 Besançon

The Cathedral of Saint John de Besançon, a religious building of the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, is distinguished by its two opposite choirs and its mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architectures. Located in the historic centre of Besançon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, it houses an astronomical clock and artistic treasures such as the Rose de Saint-Jean.

Maison classée MH
25200 Montbéliard

The Maison Forstner, a Renaissance building from the late 16th century in Montbéliard, is distinguished by its classic column façade and its history linked to local notables and the Banque de France.

Bâtiment Renaissance
25000 Besançon

The Granvelle Palace, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Besançon, is an ancient mansion classified as a historical monument. Today it houses the Museum of Time in an Italian and Flemish architectural setting.

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.

Mairie-lavoir
25640 Marchaux-Chaudefontaine

The town hall-lavoir de Marchaux, built in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century, is a historic monument located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine (Doubs), combining a town hall on the floor and a washhouse on the ground floor, supported by twelve columns.

Fontaine
25000 Besançon

The Carmes Fountain, built in the 16th century in Besançon, is a public fountain decorated with a statue of Neptune, classified as a historical monument since 1922.