Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the English Channel

Defensive heritage
50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

The Hougue and Tatihou forts, built in the 17th century at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy, form a defensive military ensemble designed by Vauban to protect the bay from English intrusions. Classified at UNESCO, they illustrate maritime military architecture.

Fortification
50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel

The fortifications of Mont-Saint-Michel, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, form a defensive urban enclosure girding the islet in Normandy, classified as historical monuments and UNESCO.

Pregnant
50400 Granville

Granville, built in the 18th century on Cape Lihou, is an urban fortification protecting the Upper Town of this Norman town, classified as a historical monument for its remains such as the Grand Porte and the Logis du Roi.

Lock in a building
50480 Sainte-Mère-Eglise

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assumption of Sainte-Mère-Église, a Roman Catholic building of the 12th–XIVth centuries in Normandy, famous for its bell tower linked to the 1944 Landing, combines Romanesque and Gothic styles in a classified historical site.

Gothic Church
50000 Saint-Lô

The church of Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô, a Gothic building of the 13th-17th centuries, dominates the city of Saint-Lô in Normandy. Symbol of reconstruction after 1944, it combines memorial ruins and preserved medieval architecture.

Gothic Church
50500 Carentan-les-Marais

The Church of Notre-Dame de Carentan, a 12th–15th–century Catholic building, combines Romanesque and flamboyant Gothic styles. Located in Carentan-les-Marais, Normandy, it bears witness to a history marked by wars and reconstructions, with a 12th century Romanesque portal and a 15th century choir.

Castle
50330 Tocqueville

Tocqueville Castle, a 16th, 18th and 19th century residence located in Tocqueville in the English Channel, combines Renaissance architecture and English park, famous for hosting Alexis de Tocqueville, author and politician.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
50340 Sotteville

The castle of Sotteville, a mansion of the late 16th or early 17th century, stands in the Manche in Normandy, surrounded by a park and historical communes. It illustrates the Côtentinaise architectural school.