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Cahors · Occitanie

Maison dite de Henri IV

In the heart of Cahors, this 16th-century Renaissance residence, known as Henri IV's residence, fascinates visitors with its arcaded galleries and sculpted facades, testimony to the opulence of the Lot merchants at their height.

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Tarascon · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maison du 17ème siècle

In the heart of Tarascon, this 17th-century residence embodies the Provençal art of living in all its elegant simplicity, with its dressed stone façade, mullioned windows and shaded courtyard typical of the Baroque civil architecture of the Midi.

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Auriac-du-Périgord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne

A divine fortress in the heart of Périgord, the church of Saint-Étienne d'Auriac combines Romanesque spirituality with medieval military architecture, with its defensive chambers perched above Gothic vaults.

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Campagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement en grotte du Roc de Marsal

In the cliffs of Campagne, the Roc de Marsal offers a deeply moving testimony: the 70,000-year-old burial site of a Neanderthal child, an absolute jewel of prehistory in the Périgord region.

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Belvès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tour de l'Hôpital

Perched on the medieval ramparts of Belvès, this fifteenth-century ovoid tower crowned with scalloped pepper-pot roofs captivates with its elegant silhouette and its superimposition of two ages of stone.

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Louannec · Bretagne

Manoir de Barac'h

Niché dans les terres du Trégor breton, le manoir de Barac'h déploie ses pierres grises du XIIIe au XVe siècle, alliant sobriété médiévale et élégance gothique flamboyant dans un cadre champêtre saisissant.

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Coutances · Normandie

Aqueduc et ses abords

An exceptional medieval vestige, the Coutances aqueduct has been transporting spring water to the Norman episcopal city since the 13th century, a rare example of expert hydraulic engineering at the service of the Gothic cathedral.

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Monpazier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison

At the heart of Monpazier, a royal bastide of the Périgord, the place des Cornières displays its medieval arcades with a coherence rarely seen in Europe. A masterpiece of thirteenth-century town planning, listed as early as 1904.

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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Mur romain dit de Marius

A monumental vestige of the Glanum oppidum, this Roman wall dating from the 2nd century BC bears witness to the building power of the Romans in Provence, just outside Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

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Lamothe-Montravel · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien château des Archevêques de Bordeaux

On the borders of the Dordogne and the Gironde, this episcopal manor blends medieval austerity with Renaissance refinement: a large tower with a wall walk, a doorway with a triangular pediment, and windows with sculpted mullions.

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Langast · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Jean

Nestling in the heart of inland Brittany, the Saint-Jean de Langast chapel boasts a medieval timber frame of rare integrity - a structural treasure that has been listed as a Monument Historique since 1913.

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Limeyrat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Hilaire

Nestled in the heart of the Périgord Blanc, the église Saint-Hilaire de Limeyrat reveals an authentic Romanesque style with sculpted arcatures, a sixteenth-century wall belfry, and the fascinating scars of the Wars of Religion carved into the stone.

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Lorient · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of Lorient, this elegant 18th-century house boasts exceptional wrought ironwork: a wrought iron balcony with graceful volutes and a sculpted medallion, refined examples of Breton urban art under the Ancien Régime.

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Langueux · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Léon de l'École Saint-Ilan

Nichée dans l'ancien domaine de l'École Saint-Ilan à Langueux, cette chapelle néo-gothique bretonne du XIXe siècle, dédiée à saint Léon, allie ferveur catholique et architecture scolaire religieuse, désormais protégée au titre des monuments historiques.

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Gennes · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Vétérin

Discrète sentinelle de tuffeau au cœur de Gennes, l'église Saint-Vétérin abrite l'un des rares cultes dédiés à ce saint vétérinaire gaulois, vestige vivant de la christianisation de l'Anjou.

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Guingamp · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of Guingamp, this 16th-century house epitomises Breton Renaissance architecture at its purest: carved corbels, half-timbering and a timber-framed façade make it a listed heritage gem.

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Hambye · Normandie

Abbaye de Hambye (également sur commune de Percy)

In the heart of the Normandy bocage, Hambye Abbey's striking Gothic ruins stand in a wooded valley. A monastic silence still pervades these golden stones, a little-known jewel of the Norman Middle Ages.

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Auray · Bretagne

Maison et monument de Cadoudal

The birthplace of the "giant of the Chouannerie" in Auray, this double monument brings together the house where Georges Cadoudal was born and his domed neo-classical mausoleum - the final shrine to a royalist leader guillotined by Napoleon.

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Belz · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Cado

Set on an islet in the Morbihan region, the chapel of Saint-Cado combines Breton Romanesque and Celtic legend around a 12th-century circular choir and the mysterious "bed of Saint-Cado".

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Montaigu-les-Bois · Normandie

Eglise de l'Orbehaye

Nestling in the Normandy bocage, the church of l'Orbehaye in Montaigu-les-Bois reveals eight centuries of rural architecture: a Romanesque portal, medieval cross-beams and Baroque furnishings in a preserved granite setting.

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Villedieu-les-Poêles · Normandie

Immeubles bordant la Cour du Foyer

In the heart of Villedieu-les-Poêles, the Cour du Foyer reveals a group of listed Norman buildings, with granite and limestone facades bearing witness to the rich artisan past of the "city of copper".

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Guern · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Quelven et abords

In the heart of Morbihan, Notre-Dame-de-Quelven combines Breton flamboyant Gothic style with Marian devotion: its 17th-century Scala Sancta and medieval fountain with sculpted braces make it a unique pilgrimage in Brittany.

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Belin-Béliet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Obélisque dit Croix des Pèlerins

Erected in the heart of the Landes de Gascogne, the Croix des Pèlerins de Belin-Béliet is a sandstone obelisk and silent witness to the routes of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, listed as a Monument Historique since 1990.

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Vierville · Normandie

Château

Built before 1744 in the Normandy bocage, this 18th-century château boasts a sober classical elegance, enhanced by a sumptuously ornate interior with carved panelling, stucco friezes and white marble fireplaces.

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