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The most beautiful monuments in France

Discover the most beautiful monuments in France. They correspond to the elements of the heritage classified "b"3 ECU by "b" Musée du Patrimoine de France. You will find them by region, department and in more than 600 cities.
299 most beautiful monuments en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
284 most beautiful monuments en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
142 most beautiful monuments en Bretagne
141 most beautiful monuments dans le Centre Val-de-Loire
61 most beautiful monuments en Corse
290 most beautiful monuments dans le Grand-Est
164 most beautiful monuments dans les Hauts-de-France
179 most beautiful monuments en Normandie
114 most beautiful monuments en Île de France
398 most beautiful monuments en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
360 most beautiful monuments en Occitanie
214 most beautiful monuments en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
129 most beautiful monuments dans le Pays-de-la-Loire
128 most beautiful monuments au coeur de Paris
The most beautiful monuments in France

Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 2903 en France

Fortified enclosure called citadel
Citadelles
20169 Bonifacio

The citadel of Bonifacio, a medieval fortified enclosure built in the 12th century, dominates the Corsican town on a 60-metre cliff. This Genoese president, both military and urban, controlled the mouths of Bonifacio and protected the trade routes between Genoa, Liguria and Sardinia.
Château de Gaillon
Château de style Louis XII
27600 Gaillon

The Château de Gaillon, France's first Renaissance building (1500-1509), stands in Gaillon, Normandy. Former medieval fortress transformed into an episcopal residence, it embodies the transition between flamboyant Gothic and Italian art.
Château du Colombier in Salles-la-Source
Château fort
12330 Salles-la-Source

The Château du Colombier, built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Salles-la-Source (Aveyron), is a fortified medieval den, emblematic of ruergate seigneurial architecture, with dungeon and preserved dovecotes.
Château de Brézé
Château de style Renaissance
49260 Brézé

The Château de Brézé, a 16th century Renaissance building in Brézé (Maine-et-Loire), combines aerial architecture and unique troglodytic network, classified as a historical monument since 1979.
Sisteron citadel
Citadelles
04200 Sisteron

The citadel of Sisteron, a medieval fortress and military bastion of the 16th-17th centuries, dominates the town of Sisteron in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a strategic lock between Dauphiné and Provence.
Castle of the Bishops of Poitiers
Château fort
86300 Chauvigny

The castle of the bishops of Poitiers, built between the 11th and 15th centuries, dominates the town of Chauvigny in New Aquitaine. This castle, classified as a historical monument, combines medieval donjon and Renaissance houses.
Château Royal de Blois
Château de style Louis XII
41000 Blois

The Château Royal de Blois, a 16th-17th century Renaissance jewel, dominates the Loire in Blois in the Centre-Val de Loire. Residence of the kings of France, it combines Gothic, Renaissance and classical styles in a unique courtyard.
Réau Abbey
Eglise romane
86350 Saint-Martin-l'Ars

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Réau, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienna), is an Augustinian monastery marked by medieval influence and changes in the 17th and 18th centuries.