Tour de l'Horloge d'Aubusson, Historic clock tower in Aubusson, France

The Tour de l'Horloge is a cylindrical stone tower in Aubusson, its pale mortar walls set with irregular dark stones. Two round clocks with white dials, black Roman numerals and black hands face the front and left sides, and two small rectangular openings pierce the wall. A steep conical roof of grey shingles ends in a small open belfry holding a dark bell under a peaked cap.

The tower was originally part of a larger castle that protected Aubusson, built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the surrounding valleys. Over time, the rest of the castle walls were torn down, but the tower survived and was later fitted with its clock faces.

The tower's name, Tour de l'Horloge, comes from its function as the town's public timekeeper. The photograph shows two round clock faces with white dials, black Roman numerals and black hands, one on the front and one on the left side. The tower is a listed monument historique since 15 June 1926.

The tower stands in the centre of Aubusson, in the Creuse department, and is listed as a monument historique since 15 June 1926. Its two clock faces, one on the front and one on the left side, are visible from the surrounding streets. The stone walls are pierced by two small rectangular openings.

The tower has been listed as a monument historique inscrit since 15 June 1926, a status that protects the stone structure itself. Look for the two small rectangular openings piercing the wall below the clocks, and the open belfry with its dark bell under a peaked cap at the top of the conical shingled roof.