Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Picardie

Eglise gothique
60138 Chiry-Ourscamp

Ourscamp Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Chiry-Ourscamp (Hauts-de-France), is a listed historical monument, famous for its medieval ruins and intact Gothic infirmary, a symbol of Picardian religious heritage.

Hôtel-Dieu
02000 Laon

The former Hôtel-Dieu de Laon, a 17th century hospital building, is located in the upper town near the cathedral. Ranked a historic monument, it now houses the tourist office and bears witness to medieval and classical medical architecture.

Palais épiscopal
02000 Laon

The Episcopal Palace of Laon, the former seat of the bishops of the 6th century, is now a courthouse located in Aisne, in Hauts-de-France. This medieval monument, adjacent to the cathedral, combines Gothic and Renaissance architecture.

Eglise gothique
02600 Longpont

Longpont Abbey, an ancient fortified Cistercian abbey of the 13th century, stands in ruins in Longpont (Aisne, Hauts-de-France), with Gothic remains and 18th century amenities.

Château de style Renaissance
02460 La Ferté-Milon

The castle of La Ferté-Milon, an unfinished 14th century vestige in La Ferté-Milon (Aisne), dominates the valley of Ourcq. Ranked a historic monument, it bears witness to an ambitious military architecture abandoned in 1407.

Château de style Classique
02300 Blérancourt

Blérancourt Castle, built in the 17th century in Blérancourt in the Hauts-de-France, is a former seigneurial castle housing today the Franco-American museum, surrounded by thematic gardens.

Eglise gothique
60300 Fontaine-Chaalis

The royal abbey of Chaalis, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1136 by Louis VI le Gros, is located in Fontaine-Chaalis, Oise. Transformed into a Jacquemart-André museum, it houses collections of art and medieval ruins in the heart of the Ermenonville forest.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
80250 Folleville

The church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Folleville, a flamboyant Gothic building from the 15th to the 16th century located in the Somme, is listed as a historical monument and famous for its connection with Vincent de Paul and the Renaissance tombs of Lannoy.