Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

Tour de l'Horloge
89200 Avallon

The Avallon Clock Tower, a 15th century fortified building, dominates the town of Avallon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Built to prevent invasions, it peaks at 49 meters.

Donjons
89520 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

The dungeon of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye is a 12th century fortified, ovoid building located in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Ranked a historic monument in 1996, it served as an observation and defence post.

Sites archéologique
89450 Foissy-lès-Vézelay

The Gallo-Roman ruins of the Salt Fountains, located in Foissy-lès-Vézelay (Yonne), are a major archaeological site dating from the 1st to the 5th century, exploited for its salt springs since the Neolithic. This historic monument reveals thermal baths, a villa and remains of salt exploitation, witness to a continuous occupation for more than 4,000 years.

Château de style Renaissance
89740 Cruzy-le-Châtel

Maulnes Castle, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Cruzy-le-Châtel (Burgogne-Franche-Comté), is a unique pentagonal building built around a staircase-well and powered by three sources, symbol of architectural innovation.

Maison à pan de bois
89100 Sens

The House of Abraham, a 16th-century half-timbered house located in Sens, is a rare example of Renaissance pan-wood architecture, classified as a historical monument since 1923.

Architecture gothique flamboyant
89450 Saint-Père

The church of Notre-Dame de Saint-Père, a Gothic building dating back to the 13th and 15th centuries, stands in the Morvan (Yonne), which was listed as a historic monument in 1840. It combines medieval architecture and 19th century restorations.

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.

Lavoir
89560 Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines

The Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines washyard, built in 1831 in the Yonne, is a typical 19th century neo-classical monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1997 for its remarkable architecture and its past social role.