Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Orne

Eglise gothique
61700 Lonlay-l'Abbaye

Lonlay Abbey, a Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Lonlay-l'Abbaye in Normandy, is a historic monument classified since 1931, marked by a Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and a rich history linked to the Bellême dynasty.

Château fort
61000 Alençon

The castle of the Dukes of Alençon, built from the 12th century in Alençon (Orne), was a key medieval fortress for the southern defence of Normandy. Its remains, classified in 1862, still bear witness to its strategic and architectural past.

Château de style Renaissance
61570 Mortrée

The Château d'O, built at the end of the 15th century and renovated in the 16th and 18th centuries, is a historic residence located on an island in Mortrée, Normandy. This monument combines Gothic and Renaissance architecture, surrounded by a park and a pond.

Eglise gothique
61500 Sées

Notre-Dame de Sées Cathedral, a 13th-century Gothic building in the Orne region of Normandy, is the seat of the diocese. Ranked a historic monument since 1875, it combines medieval architecture and major restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Tribunal
61000 Alençon

The Alençon Commercial Court, a former 15th-century mansion in Alençon (Orne), was a noble residence and then an emblematic judicial seat in Normandy.

Eglise gothique
61400 Mortagne-au-Perche

The church of Notre-Dame de Mortagne-au-Perche, built between 1494 and 1535, is a flamboyant Gothic jewel located in the Orne in Normandy. Rebuilt after the Hundred Years' War, it dominates the city with its iconic architecture.

Architecture gothique flamboyant
61200 Argentan

The church of Saint-Martin d'Argentan, a flamboyant Gothic building dating from the 15th-17th century, stands in the Orne. Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it is famous for its 16th century stained glass windows and octagonal bell tower.

Château de style Classique
61310 Gouffern en Auge

Le Haras national du Pin, nicknamed the "Pony Versailles", is an 18th-century royal stud in Pin-au-Haras (Orne, Normandy), famous for its classical architecture and its historical role in French equine breeding.