Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Doubs

Fortification de Vauban
25000 Besançon

The citadel of Besançon, a 17th century military masterpiece of Vauban, has dominated the city since Mont Saint-Étienne. Classified at UNESCO, it houses museums, zoo and aquarium in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Clocher comtois
25000 Besançon

The Cathedral of Saint John de Besançon, a religious building of the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, is distinguished by its two opposite choirs and its mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architectures. Located in the historic centre of Besançon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, it houses an astronomical clock and artistic treasures such as the Rose de Saint-Jean.

Eglise Renaissance et néo-Renaissance
25200 Montbéliard

The Saint-Maimbéuf church of Montbéliard, built between 1850 and 1880, is a listed neo-Renaissance monument, emblematic of the Catholic reconquest in this former Protestant capital of Doubs, Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Fontaine
25000 Besançon

The Carmes Fountain, built in the 16th century in Besançon, is a public fountain decorated with a statue of Neptune, classified as a historical monument since 1922.

Séminaire
25390 Consolation-Maisonnettes

Former 17th century Minima Monastery in Consolation-Maisonnettes (Doubs), transformed into a seminary and then a cultural site, classified as a historical monument. Its square architecture and its Baroque mausoleum make it an emblematic site of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Caborde
25000 Besançon

La caborde des Montboucons est une cabane viticole en pierre sèche des XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles, classée monument historique à Besançon, en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Château fort
25200 Montbéliard

The Dukes' Castle of Württemberg, built between the 15th and 19th centuries in Montbéliard (Doubs), is a Renaissance-style castle with two museums on its rocky oppidum.

Château
25640 Ollans

Ollans Castle, built in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a historic monument located in Ollans in the Doubs, combining classical architecture and remarkable gardens in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.