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

Gothic Church
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.

Gothic Church
02200 Soissons

The cathedral of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons, a Gothic masterpiece of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the city in the Hauts-de-France. Ranked a historic monument, it combines architectural elegance and a turbulent history, marked by wars and restorations.

Classic style castle
02300 Blérancourt

Blérancourt Castle, built in the 17th century in Blérancourt in the Hauts-de-France, is a former seigneurial castle housing today the Franco-American museum, surrounded by thematic gardens.

Castle
02380 Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

Coucy Castle, built in the 12th and 13th centuries in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (Hauts-de-France), was a medieval fortress renowned for its 54-metre dungeon, destroyed in 1917. Today in ruins, it bears witness to the exceptional military and seigneurial architecture.

Castle
02130 Fère-en-Tardenois

The castle of Fère-en-Tardenois, built in the 13th and 16th centuries, is an ancient castle in ruins located in Fère-en-Tardenois (Aisne, Hauts-de-France), famous for its Renaissance gallery bridge and medieval heptagonal enclosure.

Renaissance style castle
02460 La Ferté-Milon

The castle of La Ferté-Milon, an unfinished 14th century vestige in La Ferté-Milon (Aisne), dominates the valley of Ourcq. Ranked a historic monument, it bears witness to an ambitious military architecture abandoned in 1407.

Castle
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.

Castle
02600 Villers-Cotterêts

The castle of Noüe, built in the 13th century in Villers-Cotterêts (Hauts-de-France), is a fortified mansion renovated in the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries, combining medieval architecture and Renaissance, surrounded by a enclosure and equipped with a monumental dovecote.