Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Franche-Comté

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.

Arc antique
25000 Besançon

The Black Gate of Besançon is a Gallo-Roman triumphal arch of the 2nd century, built under Marc Aurèle, located in the Doubs. This historic monument, classified in 1840, celebrates Roman military victories by mythological sculptures today eroded.

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.

Château fort
70500 Bougey

The Château de Boumy, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Boumy in Haute-Saône, is a castle marked by an original watch tower and architecture combining Lorrain and Champagne influences.

Lavoir
25440 Cussey-sur-Lison

Cussey-sur-Lison's washhouse, built in the 19th century in the Doubs, is a neoclassical building combining fountain, wash and water, classified as a historical monument since 2003.

Château fort
70100 Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur

The Château de Beaujeu, located in Haute-Saône, is a 12th century Romanesque dungeon, the last vestige of the seigneurs of Beaujeu, inscribed in historical monuments since 1977.

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.

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.