Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Pas-de-Calais

Headlights classified as MH
62100 Calais

The Calais lighthouse, built in 1848 in Pas-de-Calais, is an octagonal 19th century coastal lighthouse, classified as a historic monument. It is distinguished by its urban architecture and its history related to navigation.

City Hall
62520 Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

The town hall of Touquet-Paris-Plage, built in 1931 in a historical-regionalist style, combines English Gothic and Art Deco. Ranked a historic monument, it symbolizes the seaside boom of this Hauts-de-France resort.

City Hall
62000 Arras

The city hall of Arras, Gothic and Renaissance masterpiece of the 16th century, rebuilt after 1914, dominates the Hero Square. Ranked a historic monument, it houses a UNESCO belfry and medieval boves under its foundations.

Defensive heritage
62164 Ambleteuse

Fort Mahon, also known as Fort Vauban, is a 17th-century military structure located in Ambleteuse (Hauts-de-France), designed by Vauban to defend the Slack estuary. Ranked a historic monument in 1965, it is now managed by an association.

Neo-Gothic Church
62400 Béthune

The St. Vaast church of Bethune, a neo-Gothic Catholic building, was rebuilt between 1924 and 1927 after its destruction during the First World War. Located in Hauts-de-France, it combines brick, stone and reinforced concrete, typical of the regional neoflamand style.

Byzantine architecture
62110 Hénin-Beaumont

The Saint-Martin church of Hénin-Beaumont, rebuilt in the 1930s in Romano-Byzantin style, is an emblematic monument of Pas-de-Calais, classified as a Historic Monument in 2003, combining concrete, mosaics and exceptional stained glass.

Donjons
62550 Bours

The donjon de Bours, a 14th century medieval vestige, is a former noble stoneware house located in Bours, Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).

Gothic Church
62120 Aire-sur-la-Lys

The collegiate Saint-Pierre d'Aire-sur-la-Lys, a Gothic building dating from the 15th–15th century, dominates the city with its 65 meters of tower. Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it combines medieval heritage and baroque restorations in the Hauts-de-France.