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Aureille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Borne milliaire

An authentic Roman vestige standing on the Aurelian Way, this milestone in Aureille bears witness to Ancient Rome's mastery of cartography and roads in Provence, and has been classified as a Historic Monument.

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Le Thoureil · Pays de la Loire

Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil

On the edge of the Loire Valley, Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil Abbey is one of the oldest Benedictine foundations in France, heir to a Gallo-Roman past and rebuilt in the sober elegance of the Grand Siècle.

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Aynac · Occitanie

Château

Austere and majestic, Château d'Aynac stands with its four machicolated towers on the heights of the Lot. A late-Renaissance jewel with schist roofs, preserved in its green Quercy setting.

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Saint-Malo · Bretagne

Maison dite du Gouverneur

A remarkable civil vestige of old Saint-Malo, the Maison du Gouverneur (Governor's House) rises up from its granite walls in the inner city. A rare example of Malouin domestic architecture from the Ancien Régime, it embodies the prestige of a corsair town at the height of its power.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Savonnerie du Fer-à-cheval

A 19th-century industrial vestige listed as a Historic Monument, the Fer-à-cheval soap factory epitomises the golden age of soap-making in Marseille, with its monumental vats and authentic working-class architecture.

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Saint-Pierre-Montlimart · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle Saint-Just

Nestling in the Angevin bocage, the Saint-Just chapel in Saint-Pierre-Montlimart reveals eight centuries of rural religious architecture, from the sober Romanesque of the 12th century to the Gothic and Classical alterations that make it an unusual landmark in the heritage of the Loire Valley.

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Plounévez-Moëdec · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Luvan, ou Saint-Lavant

Nestling on the moors of the Trégor region, the Saint-Luvan chapel in Plounévez-Moëdec perpetuates the cult of a little-known Breton saint in an 18th-century granite setting, a discreet and precious testimony to rural Armorican piety.

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Rochefort-en-Terre · Bretagne

Calvaire situé sur la place de l'église Notre-Dame-de-La-Tronchaye

Standing in the church square in Rochefort-en-Terre, this monumental 16th-century granite Calvary features six sculpted scenes from the Passion on its hexagonal base, crowned by a finely crafted openwork stonework.

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Larré · Bretagne

Cimetière

In the heart of the Morbihan region, the cemetery cross at Larré features a remarkable 14th-century sculptural programme: saints, angels and Christ on the Cross on an octagonal shaft of rare eloquence.

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Aubagne · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs

The baroque jewel of old Aubagne, the Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs (Chapel of the Black Penitents) boasts an interior adorned with the stucco and gilding typical of Provençal penitential brotherhoods, a living testimony to popular devotion in the south of France.

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Tarascon · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Vestiges archéologiques : inscriptions

À Tarascon, d'énigmatiques inscriptions lapidaires témoignent de deux millénaires de présence humaine en Provence : un patrimoine épigraphique rare, classé Monument Historique, qui déchiffre l'âme antique de la cité du Rhône.

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Le Trévoux · Bretagne

Menhir

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period in Finistère, the Trévoux menhir embodies the mysterious power of the Breton megalith builders, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1974.

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Rions · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte fortifiée

Jewel of mediaeval Gironde, the fortified enclosure of Rions extends its fourteenth-century ramparts between square and round towers, double moats and monumental gateways — a striking remnant of English Aquitaine.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Tour du Bourg

A medieval sentinel in the heart of Saumur, the Tour du Bourg reveals the military architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries, a precious vestige of a fortified complex that has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1972.

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Dénezé-sous-le-Lude · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Lude region of Angers, this 11th-12th century Romanesque church, remodelled during the Renaissance, retains its sober, authentic charm, with its ancient nave and chiselled portal.

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Cholet · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

Joyau néo-gothique de Cholet, l'église Notre-Dame déploie ses chapelles rayonnantes et sa charpente métallique Polonceau dans un idéal inspiré des cathédrales du XIIIe siècle. Un chef-d'œuvre du renouveau médiéval en Maine-et-Loire.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Menhir dit Rohec

A stone sentinel erected since the Neolithic period, the Rohec menhir watches over the lands of Carnac, the world capital of megalithism. A listed monument to the roots of Breton humanity.

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Saint-Avit-Sénieur · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye

At the heart of the Périgord, the former abbey of Saint-Avit-Sénieur reveals its striking Romanesque ruins: a fortified monastery from the 12th century linked to kings of France and to the legend of a Visigoth hermit saint.

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Pomport · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chapelle Saint-Mayme

Nestled in the Bergeracois, this 12th-century Romanesque chapel surprises with its elegant twin-arched bell-gable and its semi-circular apsidal chancel, intact witnesses to a medieval spirituality rooted in the Périgord.

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

Hôtel des Cariolis

In the heart of the Pays d'Aix region, the Hôtel des Cariolis embodies the discreet elegance of 18th-century Provencal aristocracy, with its sober, majestic façade and refined interior courtyard, typical of the grand residences of Aix.

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

Hôtel Meynier de Lambert (ancien)

Au cœur du quartier Mazarin d'Aix-en-Provence, l'hôtel Meynier de Lambert est un joyau de l'architecture baroque provençale du XVIIe siècle, protégé au titre des monuments historiques pour la qualité exceptionnelle de sa façade et de ses distributions intérieures.

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Saint-Pompont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte et monument des Grilloux

At the edges of the Périgord Noir, the enclosure and monument of the Grilloux silently guard the secrets of a fortified land, a rare vestige of medieval defensive architecture listed among the Monuments Historiques.

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Pédernec · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Hervé du Ménez-Bré

Perched on the summit of Ménez-Bré, the highest point in the Côtes-d'Armor region, this 17th-century Breton chapel has watched over souls for centuries, guarding the memory of Saint Hervé, the blind bard with legendary powers.

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Marcillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

Erected in the 15th century in the Marcillac cemetery, this Gothic cross is a listed Historic Monument and epitomises Bordeaux medieval devotion in all its sculpted finesse.

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