Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Loire

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42920 Chalmazel-Jeansagnière

Chalmazel Castle, a medieval fortress of the 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the Lignon Valley in Chalmazel-Jeansagnière, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Built as a stronghold of Forez, it combines defensive architecture and seigneurial heritage.

Eglise gothique
42720 La Bénisson-Dieu

The Abbey of Bénisson-Dieu, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery at La Bénisson-Dieu (Loire), combines medieval and Baroque architecture after renovations in the 15th and 17th centuries. Ranked historic monument in 1840.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42210 Bellegarde-en-Forez

The castle of Bellegarde-en-Forez, built between the 15th and 19th centuries, dominates the plain of Forez in the Loire. This monument combining Renaissance and medieval remains bears witness to the history of the local lords and the Counts of Forez.

Château de style Gothique
42590 Saint-Priest-la-Roche

The château de la Roche, built in the 13th century on a rocky piton in Saint-Priest-la-Roche (Loire), dominates the Loire and was in turn medieval fortress, neo-Gothic residence and immersive cultural site now accessible on an island.

Pont du Diable
42680 Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez

The Pont du Diable de Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez, built in the 12th and 14th centuries, is an emblematic medieval bridge located in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, crossing the Mare at the place called Verines.

Eglise romane
42190 Charlieu

Charlieu Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, located in Charlieu in the Loire, is famous for its Romanesque sculptures and Clunisian history. Its remains, including the narthex and tympanos, bear witness to a rich medieval past.

Eglise romane
42610 Saint-Romain-le-Puy

The Prioral Church of Saint-Romain-le-Puy, built between the 10th and 14th centuries, dominates the plain of Forez from a volcanic piton. This historic monument, classified in 1862, combines Romanesque architecture and Gallo-Roman remains in the Loire.

Eglise romane
42110 Pouilly-lès-Feurs

The Collège Saint-Pierre de Pouilly-lès-Feurs is a Romanesque church of the 11th and 12th centuries, classified as a historical monument in 1911, located in the Loire in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is attached to a clunisian priory founded in the tenth century.