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Veyrignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Veyrignac

Built on the remains of a medieval castle in Périgord Noir, this 18th-century jewel attributed to Soufflot combines neoclassical rigour with the charm of the Dordogne countryside, marked by the wounds of history.

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Caniac-du-Causse · Occitanie

Eglise

In the heart of the Lot Causse, the church at Caniac-du-Causse conceals an 11th-century Romanesque crypt beneath its choir, housing the sarcophagus of Saint Namphaise, the legendary hermit who cleared the Causses.

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Saint-Jean-Lespinasse · Occitanie

Domaine de Montal (également sur commune de Saint-Céré)

A Renaissance jewel in the Quercy region, Château de Montal stuns visitors with its monumental sculpted staircase and jewel-like main courtyard - a masterpiece brought back to life by the generosity of a visionary patron of the arts.

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Arbrissel · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

On the borders of Brittany and Maine, this 11th-century Romanesque church bears the imprint of Robert d'Arbrissel, founder of Fontevraud - a yellowish sandstone setting with a striking triumphal arch.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Château du Vieux Bagneux

At the gateway to Saumur, Vieux Bagneux reveals seven centuries of seigniorial architecture: from the medieval keep to the classic white tufa dwelling, a discreet château with fascinating historical layers.

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Puy-l'Evêque · Occitanie

Calvaire couvert du cimetière

Nestling in the cemetery of Puy-l'Évêque, this covered calvary, listed as a Historic Monument, unites a cross with frustrating carvings with an aedicula that houses centuries of Lot devotion in a stone casket.

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Istres · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Monument au bailli de Suffren dit aussi le bateau de Suffren

Sur les hauteurs d'Istres, un rocher sculpté en forme de proue de navire rend un hommage saisissant au bailli de Suffren, amiral solaire du XVIIIe siècle — monument de plein air unique en France.

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Langon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison du 16e siècle

In Langon, this late 16th-century town house boasts a facade of rare elegance: fluted pilasters, expressive masks and sculpted mermaids make up a striking Mannerist décor.

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Perros-Guirec · Bretagne

Calvaire, à Ploumanac'h, dans l'enclos de la chapelle Saint-Guirec

Standing in the grounds of the Saint-Guirec chapel in Ploumanac'h, this listed Breton calvary fascinates visitors with its skeletal Christ and its Breton woman in sculpted costume - a work of rare mystical intensity.

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Liorac-sur-Louyre · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Genthial

Nestled in the Périgord, the château de Genthial reveals its elegant corbelled turrets crowned with lanterns, a discreet jewel of the 17th century listed among the Monuments Historiques.

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Loyat · Bretagne

Château

Built in 1718 for the Count of Coëlogen, Château de Loyat displays its classic Breton elegance between the main courtyard, shimmering ponds and terraces in the heart of Morbihan.

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Auriac-du-Périgord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Faye

Nestling in the wooded hills of Périgord Noir, Château de la Faye displays its medieval and Renaissance lines with aristocratic discretion, a silent witness to several centuries of Périgord history.

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Excideuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison du 18e siècle

At the heart of Excideuil, this 18th-century façade, the sole remaining vestige of a Périgordian townhouse, displays refined ornamentation: pilasters with capitals, a baroque shell motif and a period door knocker.

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Quimper · Bretagne

Ancien manoir de la Forêt, à Kerfeunten (détruit)

The vanished jewel of Finistère, the Kerfeunten manor house epitomised the Breton Renaissance in all its splendour, with its bracketed gates, winged figures and flamboyant windows making it a Gothic-Renaissance masterpiece.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Halles Martenot

A jewel of cast iron and glass in the heart of Rennes, the Halles Martenot have been erecting their neo-industrial pavilions on the Place des Lices since 1871, a living legacy of seven centuries of Breton merchant life.

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Plouisy · Bretagne

Manoir de Roudourou

Nestling in the Breton countryside of Plouisy, Roudourou manor house displays the sober elegance of Armorican granite in its 17th and 18th century volumes, an authentic testimony to the rural nobility of Brittany.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de l'ancien cimetière Saint-Projet

In the heart of Bordeaux, this 15th-century flamboyant Gothic cross, the only vestige of the former Saint-Projet cemetery, boasts a sculpted shaft of rare delicacy, crowned with belfries and statuettes under their poly-lobed canopies.

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Blésignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Roch

In Blésignac, the church of Saint-Roch reveals eight centuries of history in a single glance: from a surviving 12th-century Romanesque wall to the Victorian paintings in the choir, an architectural palimpsest rare in the Gironde.

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Sainte-Sabine-Born · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison à empilage de planches de Jouandis

A rare 14th-century stacked plank house nestling in the heart of the Périgord Noir. An exceptional example of medieval rural wooden architecture, classified as a Historic Monument for its ethnological uniqueness.

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Le Palais · Bretagne

Fortin de Port-Fouquet

A crenellated sentinel on the coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, this 1859 guardhouse embodies Napoleon's coastal defence at its most sober and authentic.

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

Ancien Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède ou Thomassin de Saint-Paul

Joyau baroque du XVIIIe siècle niché au cœur du Vieil-Aix, cet hôtel particulier conjugue la noblesse de la pierre de Bibémus et l'élégance d'une façade ordonnancée à la française, témoignage vivant du faste de la bourgeoisie parlementaire aixoise.

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Lendou-en-Quercy · Occitanie

Château de Marcillac

A Quercy fortress with a medieval feel, Marcillac reveals a quadrilateral flanked by square towers and a 17th-century staircase of rare Baroque elegance, testimony to a long seigniorial saga.

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Ploudaniel · Bretagne

Manoir de Trébodennic

Nestling in the bocage of the Finistère region, the manor house at Trébodennic displays the sober elegance of the Breton Renaissance: sculpted dormer windows, kersanton frames and a squat main building forged from granite in the second half of the 16th century.

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Livernon · Occitanie

Dolmen

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Quercy Blanc region, this Neolithic dolmen at Livernon bears witness to a funerary civilisation dating back over 5,000 years, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1980.

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