Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the East

Eglise à pan de bois
10500 Mathaux

The church of Saint Quentin de Mathaux, built in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, is a religious building with wooden strips located in the Aube, in the Great East. Registered as a historical monument in 1982, it bears witness to the local architectural heritage.

Ferme fortifiée
08130 Charbogne

The fortified farm of Charbogne, a defensive building of the 16th and 18th centuries, stands in the heart of the Ardennes village. The Quadrilatère, with its corner towers and moat, illustrates Renaissance military rural architecture.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
08320 Hierges

The castle of Hierges, 16th century Renaissance castle, dominates the Joncquière valley in Hierges (Ardennes). Its ruins, classified as historical monument, bear witness to a strategic fortress with innovative military architecture.

Château fort
67600 Orschwiller

The castle of the Haut-Koenigsburg, built in the 12th century in Orschwiller (Great East), is an Alsatian castle that was profoundly renovated in the 15th and 20th centuries, emblematic of medieval architecture and historical restorations.

Eglise à pan de bois
10330 Bailly-le-Franc

The church of the Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix, a 16th century religious building with wooden strips, stands in Bailly-le-Franc in the Aube, in the heart of the Pays du Der.

Ferme fortifiée
08600 Foisches

Foisches Castle, a former 17th-century fort house in Foisches (Ardennes), combines defensive architecture and farming in a unique regional style.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
10140 Vendeuvre-sur-Barse

The Château de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, a medieval building renovated in the 17th and 19th centuries, dominates the valley of the Barse in Aube. Its architecture blends medieval fortress and classical home, with a remarkable neoclassical staircase.

Eglise gothique
10000 Troyes

The Basilica of St. Urbain de Troyes, a 13th century Gothic masterpiece, stands in the city of Troyes in the East, built at the initiative of Pope Urban IV on the location of his home.