Half-timbered Houses

The half-timbered houses, in Auxerre

The half-timbered houses make all the medieval charm of the old town of Auxerre. The Auxerre audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these hundreds of timber-framed residences, which compose the picturesque decor of the historic lanes.

The medieval charm of the timber framing

Auxerre keeps hundreds of timber-framed houses, which make all the charm of its old town. Built from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, these residences, whose façades reveal the frame of the wooden beams, sometimes sculpted, offer a great variety of colours, forms and corbellings. Along the cobbled lanes of the historic area, they compose a picturesque and preserved decor, a witness of the art of building of the past and the prosperity of the city. These houses are one of the great heritage riches of Auxerre.

What to see

You admire the hundreds of timber-framed houses with colourful façades, sometimes sculpted and corbelled, along the cobbled lanes of the old town. The half-timbered houses make the medieval charm of Auxerre. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The half-timbered houses are discovered along the lanes of the old town of Auxerre, reachable on foot. They are private residences that you admire from the street. You discover them during a walk in the historic and pedestrian area.

When were the half-timbered houses of Auxerre built?

From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance; these hundreds of timber-framed residences, with façades sometimes sculpted and corbelled, make the medieval charm of the old town.

Where to see the half-timbered houses of Auxerre?

Along the lanes of the old town of Auxerre, in France.