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

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.

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.

Cité ouvrière classée MH
02120 Guise

The Familistere de Guise, built in the 19th century in Aisne, is a utopian social palace designed by Jean-Baptiste André Godin to house its workers in innovative conditions, mixing collective housing, cooperative and social services.

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.

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.

Eglise gothique
02000 Laon

Notre-Dame de Laon Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th and 13th centuries, dominates the upper town of Laon in Hauts-de-France. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it is distinguished by its five iconic towers and its innovative architecture, foreshadowing the classical Gothic style.

Beffroi
59280 Armentières

The belfry of Armentières, rebuilt in the 20th century in a neo-Flamand style, dominates the northern city. A historic symbol, it peaks at 67 metres and houses an iconic carillon.

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.