Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Jura

Statue
39570 Lons-le-Saunier

Commemorative statue in tribute to Rouget de Lisle, author of La Marseillaise, erected in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) in the late 19th century. A work by sculptor Bartholdi, she celebrates this native of the city, an officer and emblematic composer of the French Revolution.

Château fort
39290 Chevigny

The Château de Chevigny, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, is a fortified ruin located near Millery in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, classified as a historical monument. Its remains bear witness to a medieval seigneury with successive transformations.

Château fort
39210 Frontenay

Frontenay Castle, a 12th century medieval fortress located in the Jura, is a rare example of a private monument still inhabited and open to tourism, with a 14th century dungeon and an uninterrupted family history for 600 years.

Eglise romane et gothique
39350 Vitreux

Notre-Dame d'Acey Abbey, founded in 1136, is a Cistercian-Trappist abbey located in Vitreux in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This medieval monastery, marked by a turbulent history, remains active today with a monastic community and a church classified as a historical monument.

Musée de médecine et de chirurgie
39600 Arbois

Louis Pasteur's house in Arbois, dating from the 18th-18th century, is a museum labeled Maisons des Illustres where the scholar lived and worked. Located in the Jura, it preserves its laboratory intact and traces its scientific work.

Eglise gothique
39100 Dole

The Collège Notre-Dame de Dole, built in the 16th century in the Jura, is a Gothic-Renaissance jewel emblematic of Franche-Comté, classified as a historical monument since 1910 and erected as a minor basilica in 1951.

Fontaine
39100 Dole

The Grande Fontaine de Dole, a 13th century historical monument, is an iconic fountain located in the town of Dole, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, incorporating remains of an ancient medieval bridge.

Eglise romane et gothique
39570 Baume-les-Messieurs

Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, is a historic jewel located in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, famous for its role in the foundation of Cluny and its preserved monastic architecture.