The vast chancel of the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie has preserved two sets of art work of the finest calibre: the stained-glass windows by Gascon master Arnaud de Moles (1460-1520), and the enormous stalls by huchiers (113 oak stalls in total, 69..

After d’Étigny created bypass ramps, the Rue Dessoles, starting at Place de la République, lost its function as the main street in the upper town (at least in terms of traffic).

This fine half-timbered house (Maison à colombages) from the late 15C houses the Tourist Office.

The northwest side of the square is closed off by the town hall and d'Étigny Alley median, both designed by the Intendant of Gascony Antoine d'Étigny who beautified Auch in the 18C. It is the main centre of attraction in the upper town.

The classical façade of this palace (Ancien palais archiepiscopal), built between 1742 and 1775, is dotted with fluted pilasters. The space is now occupied by the prefecture.

The 40m-high, 14C Tour d'Armagnac was the prison tower for the Officialité .

The Musee des Jacobins, in a former Jacobin convent, has a large collection of Gallo-Roman archaeology, Precolombian and medieval art (a recumbent statue of Cardinal Jean d'Armagnac), and objects representing South American colonial art (Peru, Chile,..

There is a fine group of old houses at n° 20 and n° 22 rue d'Espagne.

Two hundred and thirty-two steps connect the Quai du Gers and Place Salinis overlooking the Gers Valley. As you walk up, there is a nice view of the Tour d’Armagnac after the statue of d'Artagnan. The cathedral is on the square.

Pousterles (in the Middle Ages the term referred to posterns in the upper town’s fortified walls) are narrow terraced alleways. They can be reached from Rue de la Convention, lined with old townhouses.

Charles de Batz, Comte d'Artagnan (1615-1673) was actually born in Castelmore Castle. The real d'Artagnan led some delicate missions (such as arresting Nicolas Fouquet) for Louis XIII and Louis XIV and, after becoming a Lieutenant Captain in the ki..

The Porte d’Arton was once the gateway to the upper town.