Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Jura

Private hotel classified
39100 Dole

The Hotel de Froissard, called Hotel de Balay, is a mansion from the 1st quarter of the 17th century, located in Dole in the Jura, typical of the Second Renaissance with a classical facade and monumental staircase.

Fortification of Vauban
39110 Salins-les-Bains

Fort Saint-André is a 17th-century citadel in Salins-les-Bains (Jura), rebuilt by Vauban after 1674. Dominating the city at 604 m above sea level, this historic monument combines military architecture and Burgundy heritage.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
39600 Arbois

The church of Saint-Just d'Arbois, a religious building of the 11th and 18th centuries, combines Romanesque and Gothic styles in the Jura. Ranked a historic monument in 1913, it dominates the city with its iconic 57-metre bell tower.

Gothic Church
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.

Castle
39210 Le Pin

The castle of the Pin, castle fort of the 13th to 16th centuries, dominates the valleys of the Seille and Doubs in Le Pin (Jura), in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Former medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, it combines imposing dungeon and polygonal enclosure flanked by semicircular towers.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
39250 Nozeroy

The castle of Nozeroy, a former Renaissance palace of the 15th century, dominates the town of Nozeroy in the Jura. Ruins of a lavish place nicknamed the "pearl of the Jura", it bears witness to the influence of the House of Chalon-Arlay in Franche-Comté.

Castle
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.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
39240 Cornod

Cornod Castle, built in the second half of the 19th century, is a neo-Gothic monument located in Cornod, Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It is distinguished by its landscaped park and its preserved interior decorations.