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Daignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix du 17e siècle

Erected at the heart of the cemetery of Daignac, this seventeenth-century cross in Girondine limestone combines baroque fervour and rural restraint, an intact testament to a funerary art from the Bordeaux region, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

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Buléon · Bretagne

Cimetière

In the heart of Morbihan, the cemetery at Buléon is home to a 17th-century calvary cross of rare finesse: octagonal shaft, Christ on the Cross surrounded by his loved ones and a statuette of Saint John the Baptist carved directly into the stone.

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Regnéville-sur-Mer · Normandie

Eglise

Facing the Bay of Veys, the church at Regnéville-sur-Mer reveals a sober Norman elegance that has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1937, combining Cotentin granite and medieval remains in an unforgettable maritime setting.

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Laniscat · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Rosquelfen

Nestling in the heart of Kreiz Breizh, Notre-Dame de Rosquelfen chapel reveals a rare medieval rood screen and an intact parish enclosure, silent witnesses to seven centuries of Breton devotion.

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Artannes-sur-Thouet · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestling in the heart of the village of Artannes-sur-Thouet, Saint-Pierre church unfolds a thousand years of Anjou religious architecture, from the sober Romanesque of the 11th century to the Gothic and Classical alterations that make it a rare witness to the long term.

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Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche · Bretagne

Croix du cimetière en granit

In the heart of the cemetery at Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, this 15th-century granite cross fascinates with its round of animals with human figures and its Gothic escutcheons of rare sculptural finesse.

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Aix-en-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel d'Esmivy de Moissac, dit aussi hôtel de Villars

In the heart of Aix-en-Provence, the Hôtel d'Esmivy de Moissac is a graceful example of 18th-century Provencal architecture, with its tidy façade, refined interior courtyard and sculpted decor reflecting the splendour of Aix's parliamentary nobility.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de la Préfecture

An official building of the Second Empire in the heart of Marseille, the Bouches-du-Rhône Prefecture's neoclassical facades unfurl with quiet authority, a stone witness to the administrative ambitions of the 19th century.

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Fougères · Bretagne

Tour du Four

A granite sentinel in the heart of Fougères, the Tour du Four has stood guard over one of Brittany's best-preserved medieval towns since the 15th century. Its sober, robust military architecture embodies the defensive spirit of the Breton March.

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Pont-Aven · Bretagne

Calvaire

Standing in the heart of Pont-Aven, this 15th-century Breton calvary in sculpted granite, crowned by a striking Pietà, bears witness to the medieval religious fervour of the Cornouaille region of Finistère.

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Montignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique de La Balutie

At the gates of Lascaux, the prehistoric site of La Balutie reveals the silent traces of the Upper Palaeolithic, bearing witness to a human occupation more than 15,000 years old in the heart of the Périgord Noir.

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Camaret-sur-Mer · Bretagne

Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour

Built in 1527 in the heart of Camaret-sur-Mer, this flamboyant Gothic chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour has been watching over Breton sailors at the end of the world for five centuries.

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Fons · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-André

A fortress and a place of worship combined, the church of Saint-André de Fons reveals a singular destiny: born as a medieval fort, it became a fortified church, combining loopholes and prayers in 15th-century Quercy.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de Luppé

The Hôtel de Luppé, a former Hôtel de Romieu converted into an artist's residence, boasts a neo-Florentine façade overlooking the Arles arena, a rare example of aristocratic patronage at the turn of the 20th century.

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Le May-sur-Evre · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of May-sur-Èvre, this 15th-16th century church displays the sober elegance of Anjou Gothic, combining tufa vaults and a squat bell tower in a setting of hedged farmland.

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La Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens · Bretagne

Château du Logis

Nestling in Ille-et-Vilaine, the Château du Logis features 16th and 17th century buildings set around two seigniorial courtyards, crowned by a remarkable dovecote with three thousand niches and a unique revolving ladder.

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Le Vieux-Bourg · Bretagne

Menhir christianisé dit Croix de Pasquiou

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period, the Pasquiou Cross is a Christianised menhir in Brittany, a striking testimony to the dialogue between prehistoric memory and medieval faith.

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Goualade · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne Bergerie ronde

Ultima surviving round sheepfold of the Landes de Gascogne, this discreet jewel in the shape of a horseshoe reveals a unique pastoral architecture, possibly heir to the traditions of Compostellan pilgrimage.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Hôtel de Condé

Demeure aristocratique angevine des XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles, l'hôtel de Condé déploie l'élégance sobre du classicisme français au cœur d'Angers, témoignage précieux de l'art de vivre nobiliaire en Anjou.

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Salignac-Eyvignes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château ou manoir d'Eyrignac

Pearl of the Périgord Noir, the manoir d'Eyrignac enchants with its remarkable gardens of sculpted topiaries and its hornbeam avenues, masterpieces of French topiary art brought back to life in the 20th century.

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Châteaulin · Bretagne

Eglise ou chapelle Notre-Dame

Perched high above Châteaulin, Notre-Dame chapel boasts an elegant domed bell tower that is extremely rare in Brittany, a harmonious synthesis of seven centuries of sacred art that has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1914.

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Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de la Seiglière

An elegant Gironde residence dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, La Seiglière's classical architecture is set in the heart of the Gironde estuary, combining neo-classical refinement with the traditions of the Bordeaux region.

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Saint-Andiol · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of Provence's Alps, the church of Saint-Andiol has been displaying its gilded Romanesque stonework since the 12th century, blending Cistercian sobriety with Baroque alterations in a timeless village setting.

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Daumeray · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de Chandemanche

Nestling in the gentle countryside of Anjou, Chandemanche Manor boasts the sober, elegant volumes typical of the manor house architecture of Maine-et-Loire, with its tufa stone main building and Anjou slate roofs.

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