Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Hauts-de-France

Chapelle romane
60129 Orrouy

The ruins of the Romanesque chapel of Champlieu, a religious building of the 11th and 12th centuries in Orrouy (Oise), bear witness to an ancient parish and prior church, linked to a Marian pilgrimage and the Brunehaut roadway, a major medieval road.

Eglise fortifiée
02140 Bancigny

The church of Saint-Nicolas de Bancigny, built in the 16th century, is a fortified church located in the Aisne, in Hauts-de-France, known for its defense towers and its baptismal Romanesque fonts.

Château fort
60350 Pierrefonds

The castle of Pierrefonds, imposing 14th century castle rebuilt in the 19th century, stands at Pierrefonds in the Oise region of Hauts-de-France. This iconic monument, restored by Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III, combines medieval architecture and romantic influences.

Eglise gothique
60700 Pontpoint

The royal abbey of Moncel, founded in 1309 by Philippe le Bel in Pontpoint (Oise), is a 14th-century clarisse monial abbey, classified as a historical monument. This emblematic site of the Hauts-de-France combines medieval architecture and royal history, with remarkable remains such as its vaulted cellars and its Renaissance cloister.

Camp romain
02490 Vermand

The Roman Camp of Vermand is a Gallo-Roman archaeological site located in the Aisne, bearing witness to the ancient occupation in the Hauts-de-France. Dated from the Iron Age to the Gallo-Roman period, it illustrates the military and urban history of the Vermandois.

Château fort
02120 Guise

The castle of Guise, built in the 10th century in Guise (Hauts-de-France), is a medieval fortress transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries into a bastioned citadel, a witness of 1,000 years of French military history.

Donjons
02200 Septmonts

The Donjon de Septmonts, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, is an ancient episcopal castle located in the Aisne, in Hauts-de-France, marked by medieval and Renaissance architecture, surrounded by moat and classified as a historical monument.

Porte-de-ville
02000 Laon

The Soissons Gate, built in the 13th century in Laon, is a fortified entrance to the ramparts made up of a castle and a barbacan, classified as a historical monument since 1875.