Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Ardennes

Eglise baroque
08190 Asfeld

The church of St Didier d'Asfeld, built in the 17th century in the Ardennes, is a unique baroque jewel in the shape of a viola de gamba, classified as a historical monument since 1913.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
08320 Hierges

The castle of Hierges, 16th century Renaissance castle, dominates the Joncquière valley in Hierges (Ardennes). Its ruins, classified as historical monument, bear witness to a strategic fortress with innovative military architecture.

Maison espagnole
08500 Revin

The Spanish house of Revin, a 16th century building, is a rare architectural testimony of the Spanish occupation in the Ardennes. Located on the banks of the Meuse River, it now houses the Old Revin Museum.

Eglise gothique
08090 Charleville-Mézières

The Notre-Dame-d'Espérance Basilica of Charleville-Mézières, built in 1499, is a flamboyant Gothic jewel of the Great East, famous for its modern stained glass windows and its turbulent history, classified as a historic monument in 1910.

Eglise fortifiée
08250 Saint-Juvin

The church of Saint-Juvin, a 17th-century fortified building in Saint-Juvin (Ardennes), combines military and religious architecture with its turrets and thick walls, reconstructed identically after 1918.

Ferme fortifiée
08600 Foisches

Foisches Castle, a former 17th-century fort house in Foisches (Ardennes), combines defensive architecture and farming in a unique regional style.

Vestiges de la Guerre 14-18
08370 La Ferté-sur-Chiers

La Ferté is a small fort on the Maginot line, built between 1935 and 1937 at La Ferté-sur-Cheers (Ardennes), marking the northern end of this defensive line. Designed for 106 soldiers, it was destroyed in May 1940 during violent fighting.

Maison forte
08240 Bayonville

The castle of Landreville, an ancient 16th century fortress in Bayonville (Ardennes), is a rare example of the Ardennes seigneurial residence of the Pre-Renaissance, surrounded by moat and classified as a historical monument.