Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Doubs

Bâtiment Renaissance
25000 Besançon

The Granvelle Palace, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Besançon, is an ancient mansion classified as a historical monument. Today it houses the Museum of Time in an Italian and Flemish architectural setting.

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.

Mairie-lavoir
25640 Marchaux-Chaudefontaine

The town hall-lavoir de Marchaux, built in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century, is a historic monument located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine (Doubs), combining a town hall on the floor and a washhouse on the ground floor, supported by twelve columns.

Basilique
25000 Besançon

The Basilica of Saint Ferjeux de Besançon, built in the 19th century in a Romano-Byzantine style, is an emblematic monument dedicated to the patron saints of the city, Ferjeux and Ferréol, located in the eponymous district.

Eglise néo-gothique
25560 Boujailles

Saint-Maurice de Boujailles Church, a 19th-century neo-Gothic building, stands in the village of Boujailles in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Built between 1844 and 1849, it replaces an old church that became too small.

Maison classée MH
25000 Besançon

Victor Hugo's home in Besançon, located 140 Grande Rue, is a 15th-15th century apartment transformed into a museum in 2013, labeled Maisons des Illustres.

Château
25430 Belvoir

Belvoir Castle, built from the 12th century in Belvoir (Doubs), is a castle modernized in the 15th and 17th centuries, classified as a historical monument since 1956. It dominates a medieval village in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Maison classée MH
25200 Montbéliard

The Maison Forstner, a Renaissance building from the late 16th century in Montbéliard, is distinguished by its classic column façade and its history linked to local notables and the Banque de France.