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.

Tour de l'Horloge
89170 Saint-Fargeau

The Clock Tower is a 20th century fortified building located in Saint-Fargeau, in the department of Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Ranked historic monument in 1923.

Maison classée MH
89520 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

Colette's home, built in the early 19th century in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne), is an emblematic place linked to the childhood and literary work of the French writer Colette, now listed as a Historic Monument.

Château de style Renaissance
89430 Tanlay

Tanlay Castle, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Tanlay, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a Renaissance jewel surrounded by moat, combining French architecture and Italian influences, marked by the Wars of Religion.

Fontaine
89220 Bléneau

The Chataigner Fountain, built in the 4th quarter of the 19th century in Bléneau (Yonne), is a historic monument inscribed in 1984, emblematic of Burgundy's local heritage.

Ferme
89350 Tannerre-en-Puisaye

The ancient ferry of Tannerre-en-Puisaye, located in the Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a vast Gallic and Gallic-Roman steel site, classified as a historical monument. Extending over 30 hectares, it bears witness to intense mining from the Iron Age to the Lower Roman Empire.

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.

Eglise romane et gothique
89000 Auxerre

Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th–12th centuries in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, combines Romanesque crypt, medieval stained glass windows and unfinished facade, a witness to three centuries of enlivened construction in the Yonne.