Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Franche-Comté

Castle
39140 Arlay

The ruins of the Castle of Arlay, located in the Jura in Arlay, dominate an 18th century castle and a historical vineyard, vestige of an 11th century medieval fortress linked to the princes of Orange.

Castle
39270 Présilly

The ruins of the Château de Présilly, built between the 11th and 17th centuries, dominate the village of Présilly in the Jura. This castle, marked by successive developments, offers a rectangular dungeon and a 15th century pentagonal barbacan.

Saline
39110 Salins-les-Bains

Salins-les-Bains salines, located in the Jura in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, are a former industrial site for the production of active flame salt since Neolithic, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009.

Statue
39570 Lons-le-Saunier

Commemorative statue in tribute to Rouget de Lisle, author of La Marseillaise, erected in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) in the late 19th century. A work by sculptor Bartholdi, she celebrates this native of the city, an officer and emblematic composer of the French Revolution.

Viaduct
39400 Morez

The viaducts of Morez, together with six railway works built between 1900 and 1912, dominate the valley of the Evalude in the Jura (Burgogne-Franche-Comté). These bold bridges illustrate the engineering of the early 20th century.

Fountain
39100 Dole

The Grande Fontaine de Dole, a 13th century historical monument, is an iconic fountain located in the town of Dole, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, incorporating remains of an ancient medieval bridge.

Museum of Medicine and Surgery
39600 Arbois

Louis Pasteur's house in Arbois, dating from the 18th-18th century, is a museum labeled Maisons des Illustres where the scholar lived and worked. Located in the Jura, it preserves its laboratory intact and traces its scientific work.

House classified MH
39100 Dole

Louis Pasteur's home in Dole, classified as a historical monument in 1923, is a museum dedicated to the scholar, located in the Jura in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. She traces her life and her scientific discoveries in a preserved family setting.