Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Loire

Eglise romane 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.

Donjons
43500 Craponne-sur-Arzon

The Donjon de Craponne-sur-Arzon, a 12th and 13th century military building, is a fortified square tower located in the Haute-Loire, now integrated into the town's pedestrian urban fabric.

Château fort
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.

Château de style Renaissance
43800 Lavoûte-sur-Loire

The Château de Lavoûte-Polignac, built in the 14th century in Lavoûte-sur-Loire in Haute-Loire, was the historical residence of the family of Polignac, combining medieval architecture and transformations of the 17th and 19th centuries.

Eglise romane
43000 Aiguilhe

The church of Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, a Romanesque jewel of the 11th-XIIth century, overlooks a 82-metre volcanic piton near Puy-en-Velay. Accessible by 268 steps, this iconic monument combines sacred architecture and spectacular landscapes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Eglise romane
43100 Lavaudieu

Saint-André de Lavaudieu Abbey, a former Benedictine priory of the 12th century, stands in Lavaudieu in Haute-Loire. This Romanesque jewel, transformed into an abbey of canonesses, houses exceptional medieval frescoes and a historical cloister, witness to ten centuries of religious history in Auvergne.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
43100 Paulhac

The Château de Paulhac, located in Haute-Loire, is a medieval building renovated in the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries, combining circular dungeon and Gothic style. Dominating the town, it is being restored after a fire in 2013.

Fontaine
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay

The Crozatier fountain, built in the 19th century at Puy-en-Velay, is a monumental fountain decorated with allegorical statues and water games, emblematic of the Haute-Loire.