Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Loire

Castle
43210 Bas-en-Basset

The castle of Rochebaron, a medieval ruin of the 14th and 15th centuries, dominates Bas-en-Basset in the Haute-Loire. This castle, classified as Historic Monument, bears witness to feudal rivalries between Forez and Velay.

Castle
43770 Polignac

The castle of Polignac is a medieval fortress of the 10th century, built on a volcanic hill in Polignac (Haute-Loire), overlooking the Puy-en-Velay basin. Symbol of the power of the Viscounts of Polignac, it was a strategic bastion until the seventeenth century.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
43350 Saint-Paulien

The Château de la Rochelambert, built in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 16th century, dominates the Borne valley in Saint-Paulien (Haute-Loire). Backed by a basaltic cast, this castle controlled a major historical path between Lyon and Aquitaine.

Castle
43130 Saint-André-de-Chalencon

The chapel of Chalencon, a religious building of the 11th-17th centuries, is located in Saint-André-de-Chalencon in Haute-Loire, linked to the feudal history of the nearby castle and classified as a historical monument in 1913.

Castle
43270 Allègre

The ruins of the castle of Allègre, a fortified building of the 14th and 15th centuries, dominate the town of Allègre in Haute-Loire. Ranked a historic monument in 1935, it bears witness to a remarkable medieval architecture with its 23 towers and truncated mâchicoulis, before its devastating fire in 1698.

Romanesque church auvergnat
43300 Saint-Julien-des-Chazes

The chapel Sainte-Marie-des-Chazes, a 13th century auvergnat Romanesque building, stands in Saint-Julien-des-Chazes in Haute-Loire, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Paths of Compostela - Puy-en-Velay route
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay

Notre-Dame-de-l'Annunciation du Puy-en-Velay Cathedral, a jewel of Romanesque art in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, has dominated the city since the 10th century. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it combines Byzantine influences and Marian pilgrimages with its Black Virgin venerated since the Middle Ages.

Romanesque Church
43100 Brioude

The Basilica Saint-Julien de Brioude, jewel of the novel Auvergnat, is the largest Romanesque church in Auvergne. Located in Brioude in Haute-Loire, it was built between the 11th and 14th centuries, mixing aquitaine and Burgundy influences, and classified as a historical monument in 1840.