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Redon · Bretagne

Manoir du Mail, anciennement appelé hôtel du Plessis

At the gateway to the historic port of Redon, the Manoir du Mail boasts the façade of a wealthy merchant, a rare testimony to the opulence of 17th-century Breton trade.

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Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux · Normandie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Normandy bocage, the church of Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux boasts the sober Romanesque elegance typical of the Cotentin region, with its squat bell tower and limestone walls weathered over the centuries.

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Passavant-sur-Layon · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nichée au cœur du village viticole de Passavant-sur-Layon, cette église romane du XIe siècle dévoile la robustesse austère du premier art roman angevin, classée Monument Historique depuis 1926.

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Plancoët · Bretagne

Maison du 16e siècle

A rare vestige of 16th-century timber-framed civil architecture in Plancoët, this Breton house retains a low eaves and a carved strut of remarkable craftsmanship.

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Grand-Champ · Bretagne

Manoir de Kerléguen

A former Breton parish church dating back to 1476, Kerléguen manor house boasts an astonishing spiral turret, sculpted gargoyles including a wolf, and a monumental fireplace engraved with a founding date.

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Marcenais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Formerly the church of the Knights Templar of Marcenais, this 13th-century Romanesque jewel hides behind its medieval watchtowers a portal with unique colonnettes and a room with forgotten frescoes.

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Badefols-sur-Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cabane en pierre sèche n° 34

Nestling in the vineyards of Périgord, this dry-stone winegrower's hut combines two rare functions: rustic shelter and dovecote, under an elegant conical corbelled vault.

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Laniscat · Bretagne

Ancienne maison d'ouvrier carrier, dite Loge Michel

The Loge Michel in Laniscat is the last vestige of the Breton slate quarry workers' dwelling. It is a house built of schist, a precious survivor of a vanished world of work in the heart of Brittany.

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Campénéac · Bretagne

Domaine du Château de Trécesson

A medieval fortress emerging from the mists of Brittany, Trécesson's dark schist towers stand in the heart of the Brocéliande forest, a striking incarnation of the 15th-century Gothic castle, virtually intact and steeped in legend.

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Bécon-les-Granits · Pays de la Loire

Ferme de la Grand-Maison

Ferme seigneuriale du XVIe siècle nichée au cœur de l'Anjou granitique, la Grand-Maison de Bécon dévoile un logis de maître Renaissance et ses dépendances agricoles préservées, témoins d'une économie rurale prospère.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Allée couverte dite la Grande Pierre couverte

Vestige néolithique parmi les plus imposants du Val de Loire, la Grande Pierre couverte de Saumur dévoile une allée funéraire de plus de 10 mètres, témoignage brut et saisissant d'une civilisation vieille de 5 000 ans.

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Pommerit-le-Vicomte · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame

At Pommerit-le-Vicomte, the bell tower of Notre-Dame raises its octagonal openwork spire into the Breton sky - a masterpiece of balance between medieval sobriety and 17th-century classical elegance.

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Sainte-Radegonde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne Maison noble de Pilets

Nestling in the vineyards of Sainte-Radegonde, this noble 15th-century residence boasts a Gothic polygonal tower and Renaissance windows, a rare example of Gironde civil architecture between two centuries.

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Hennebont · Bretagne

Maison

A 16th-century Renaissance house in Hennebont, remarkable for its mullioned window and its timber-framed and brick rear building, a rare example of Breton Renaissance civil architecture.

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Plélan-le-Petit · Bretagne

Ossuaire, adossé au mur du cimetière

Nestling against the wall of a Breton cemetery, this 17th-century ossuary fascinates visitors with its rare monolithic stone roof, a poignant vestige of a burial practice that has now disappeared.

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Landéan · Bretagne

Calvaire dit de la Ville Gontier

Erected in 1581 in the heart of the Breton bocage, this granite calvary, listed as a Historic Monument, fascinates visitors with its coat of arms, sculpted skull and crossbones and cleverly graduated barrel.

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Ploërmel · Bretagne

Croix dite Croix aux Morts

A sculpted granite vestige from the 15th or 16th century, the Ploërmel Memorial Cross, stripped of its shaft, retains a powerful spiritual and funerary charge, bearing witness to the medieval Breton faith engraved in stone.

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Les Graulges · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise

Nestling in the Périgord region, Graulges church boasts an exceptional Romanesque façade: its arcatures decorated with capitals carved with animals and foliage make it a discreet jewel of the 12th century.

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Châteauroux · Centre-Val de Loire

Centre social (maison du Peuple)

The jewel of the Front Populaire movement, inaugurated in 1937, the Maison du Peuple in Châteauroux embodies the social utopia of an era: a unique modernist building designed to educate, care for and emancipate all at once.

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Lémeré · Centre-Val de Loire

Château du Rivau

Château du Rivau is a seigniorial fortress whose foundations date back to the 13th century. Located in the commune of Lémeré in the French department of Indre-et-Loire in Touraine, Le Rivau is one of the châteaux of the Loire and is listed as a historic monument.

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Lorient · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Christophe

Discreet yet singular, the Saint-Christophe chapel in Lorient boasts a western gable that is unique in Brittany: a façade reinforced by two engaged columns supporting a double arch, a rare example of 16th-century religious architecture.

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Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Peyraux

Anchored in the Vézère valley since the 14th century, Château de Peyraux boasts a singular defensive architecture, with militarised outbuildings, vaulted cellars and a round tower that tell the story of seven centuries of Périgord history.

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Bégard · Bretagne

Menhir de Kerguézennec

A granite sentinel that has stood in the heart of Trégor since Neolithic times, the Kerguézennec menhir embodies five millennia of Breton history. A striking, rough monolith, listed since 1889, a silent witness to the first builders.

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Eyliac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

In the heart of the Périgord region, the church of Saint-Martin d'Eyliac harmoniously blends Romanesque austerity with flamboyant Gothic elegance, with its cross and tierceron vaults and frescoes preserved in the sacristy.