Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

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.

Château de style Renaissance
89150 Vallery

The Château des Condé, a Renaissance building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Vallery (Yonne), combines medieval remains and refined architecture of Pierre Lescot, classified as a Historical Monument.

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.

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.

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.

Eglise romane et gothique
89230 Pontigny

The Abbey of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Edme de Pontigny, a 12th-century Cistercian church located in the Yonne, is now cathedral of the Mission de France and houses historical relics.

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.

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.