Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Orne

Castle
61100 Flers

The castle of Flers, surrounded by moat, is a 15th, 16th and 18th century residence located in Flers, Orne, Normandy. This historic monument combines Renaissance architecture and classical amenities, in the heart of a vast wooded park.

Castle
61700 Domfront en Poiraie

Domfront Castle, built in the 11th century in Domfront in Poiraie (Orne, Normandy), is an ancient castle in ruins, witness to the medieval conflicts in Normandy. Its imposing Romanesque dungeon and its ramparts dominate the Varenne valley.

Castle
61160 Gouffern en Auge

Chambois Castle, located in Gouffern in Normandy, is a 12th century medieval castle, famous for its well preserved Norman dungeon and its strategic role in the region.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
61320 Carrouges

The castle of Carrouges, built between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries in Carrouges (Orne), is a medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, classified as a Historic Monument. Combining defensive architecture and Renaissance decorations, it bears witness to five centuries of Norman history.

Classic style castle
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.

Gothic Church
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.

Basilica
61400 La Chapelle-Montligeon

The Notre-Dame de Montligeon Basilica, a 19th-century neogothic building in La Chapelle-Montligeon (Orne), is a shrine dedicated to prayer for the deceased, famous for its stained glass windows and its history linked to Abbé Paul Buguet.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
61550 Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois

The abbey of Saint-Évroult, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, stands in ruins in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Normandy. Its remains, partially classified, bear witness to a rich and turbulent medieval history, marked by reconstructions in the thirteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.