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

Basilique
59300 Valenciennes

The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon, a 19th-century neo-Gothic building in Valenciennes, is a pilgrimage site dedicated to the Virgin, famous for its historical procession and 13th-century architecture.

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.

Eglise gothique
02220 Braine

L'abbatiale Saint-Yved de Braine, édifice gothique des XIIe–XIIIe siècles situé à Braine (Hauts-de-France), fut une nécropole princière et un chef-d'œuvre architectural prémontré, aujourd’hui classée monument historique.

Château fort
02200 Pernant

The castle of Pernant, ancient medieval fort of the 14th century, dominates the village of Pernant in the Aisne. Transformed into a strong house and then into a castle of pleasure, it is now a classified vestige of Hauts-de-France, marked by the destructions of 1918.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
80250 Folleville

The church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Folleville, a flamboyant Gothic building from the 15th to the 16th century located in the Somme, is listed as a historical monument and famous for its connection with Vincent de Paul and the Renaissance tombs of Lannoy.

Prieuré
02410 Saint-Nicolas-aux-Bois

The Tortoir de Saint-Nicolas-aux-Bois is a 14th century Benedictine fortified priory located in the Aisne, in the forest of Saint-Gobain. Ranked a historic monument in 1912, it blends ogival chapel with monastic buildings transformed into a farm.

Halle
02130 Fère-en-Tardenois

The halls of Fère-en-Tardenois, located in the Aisne, are a historic monument classified in 1921, emblematic of this commune of Hauts-de-France.

Château fort
02130 Seringes-et-Nesles

The castle of Nesles, remains of a 13th century castle, stands in Seringes-et-Nesles (Aisne, Hauts-de-France). Ranked a historic monument, it illustrates the philippian architecture with its quadrangular enclosure and eight symmetrical towers.