Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Orne

Ville close
61130 Bellême

The closed town of Bellême, located in the Orne in Normandy, is an ancient medieval fortification of the eleventh century, marked by its 15th century porch and remains of ramparts, witness to its strategic and commercial past.

Château
61200 Argentan

The Dukes' Castle in Argentan, built in the 14th century on the remains of a fortress of the 12th century, was a seigneurial residence and then a courthouse in Normandy. Symbol of ducal and royal power, it dominates the city of Orne.

Château de style Classique
61310 Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard

The château du Bourg-Saint-Léonard, built in the 18th century at Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard in the Orne, is a listed historical monument with protected works of art.

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.

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.

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.

Abbaye
61380 Soligny-la-Trappe

The Abbaye de la Trappe, a Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century in Soligny-la-Trappe in Normandy, is famous for its Trappist reform initiated by Rancé in 1660. Symbol of monastic rigour, it still radiates today.