Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in Picardie

80330 Longueau

The garden-city of Château Tourtier, built in the first half of the 20th century in Longueau (Hauts-de-France), is an architectural ensemble dedicated to worker housing, designed by architect Raoul Dautry for the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Français.

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60300 Senlis

La Tour du Jeu d'Arc is an iconic monument located in Senlis, Hauts-de-France. Its history and function remain to be explored in this historic city.

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02400 Château-Thierry

The Balhan Tower, a 15th century medieval vestige at Château-Thierry (Hauts-de-France), is an ancient defensive tower transformed into a belfry, 33 metres high, classified as a historic monument in 1926.

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60200 Compiègne

The Jeanne d'Arc de Compiègne Tower, located in the Oise, is a 20th century historical monument, famous for its bridge inscribed in the Historic Monuments since 1935.

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60600 Clermont

The dungeon of Clermont, the vestige of a feudal castle of the 11th-XIIth centuries, dominates the city of Clermont (Oise) in Hauts-de-France. This quadrangular monument of 25.50 m by 17.50 m illustrates medieval defensive architecture.

Porte-de-ville
02000 Laon

Laon Pencée Tower, a 20th century historical monument, is located in Laon in the Hauts-de-France. Ranked in 1929, it embodies an unusual architectural heritage of the city.

02200 Belleu

The old manor house called Fief des Tournelles, dating from the 15th century, is a rectangular building located in Belleu (Hauts-de-France), remarkable for its two turrets and its exterior fireplace body.

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02860 Ployart-et-Vaurseine

The tower of Vaurseine, vestige of a 15th century strong house, stands in Ployart-et-Varseine in the Aisne. Ranked a historic monument in 1927, it bears witness to the medieval heritage of Hauts-de-France.