Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

Porte-de-ville
89500 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

The gates of Sens and Joigny, built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, form a listed monumental ensemble housing a museum of local history in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Porte fortifiée
89390 Nuits

The fortified door of Nuits is a 16th century military building located in the village of Nuits, in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Registered as a historical monument, it marks the eastern entrance to the city.

Tour de l'Horloge
89000 Auxerre

The Auxerre Clock Tower, built in the 15th century, is a Gothic clock tower located in the historic centre of Auxerre (Yonne). Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it houses a rare astronomical mechanism combining solar hours, lunars and moon phases.

Château de style Renaissance
89170 Saint-Fargeau

The castle of Saint-Fargeau, a 15th century medieval building, is an imposing fortified castle located in Saint-Fargeau in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, famous for its pentagonal architecture and its history linked to the French nobility.

Ecluse
89220 Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses

The Sept-Écluses de Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses, a 17th-century hydraulic complex located in the Yonne, is a major building of the Briare Canal, which was declared a historic monument in 1983.

Château fort
89330 Piffonds

The Château de Piffonds, located in the Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a historic monument inscribed in 1925, emblematic of the town of Piffonds.

Palais
89100 Sens

The Synodal Palace of Sens, built in the 13th century by Archbishop Gauthier Cornu, is a listed historical monument located in Sens en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, adjacent to Saint-Étienne Cathedral.

Grotte préhistorique
89270 Arcy-sur-Cure

The prehistoric caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, located in the Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, form a major archaeological complex of the Paleolithic, sheltering parietal art and human remains dating back more than 200,000 years, including Neanderthal traces and paintings among the oldest in France.