Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cantal

Pont médiéval
15230 Sainte-Marie

The Tréboul Bridge, built in the 14th to 15th centuries in Sainte-Marie (Cantal), is an ancient stone vaulted bridge, now submerged by Lake Sarrans. Ranked a historic monument in 1927, it reappears when the dam was drained.

Eglise romane et gothique
15000 Aurillac

The abbey of Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac, a former Benedictine abbey founded before 885, is an emblematic monument of Cantal, mixing Romanesque architecture and reconstructions of the 17th and 19th centuries in the city of Aurillac, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château fort
15310 Tournemire

The castle of Anjony, a 15th century medieval fortress in Tournemire (Cantal), is a rare and unspoilt example of a four-rounded dungeon, completed in the 18th century by a Louis XV house in basalt style.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15130 Arpajon-sur-Cère

The castle of Conros, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, dominates the valley of the Cère in Arpajon-sur-Cère (Cantal). This medieval monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments, combines defensive architecture with Renaissance elements, testifying to its strategic and seigneurial role in Auvergne.

Château fort
15700 Ally

The Château de La Vigne, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Ally (Cantal), is a medieval castle transformed into an aristocratic residence, famous for its Renaissance decorations and its historical role in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15800 Polminhac

The castle of Pesteils, a medieval fortress transformed in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, dominates Polminhac in the Cantal. Its 14th century dungeon and neo-Gothic decorations make it a listed historical monument since 1994.

Château fort
15000 Aurillac

Château Saint-Étienne d'Aurillac, a medieval building from the 9th to the 19th century, has dominated the city from a hill at 685 m. Former Abbatial Castrum, it now houses the Volcano Museum and an environmental centre.

Eglise romane
15210 Ydes

The Saint-Georges church of Ydes-Bourg, a 12th century Romanesque auvergnat building, stands in Ydes (Cantal), classified as a historic monument since 1862 for its carved porch and remarkable bedside.