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Champigné · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de Charnacé

Nestling in the Anjou bocage, the manor house of Charnacé displays the sober elegance of the Loire Renaissance: sculpted dormer windows, corner turrets and a machicolated dwelling form a group of buildings that have been listed since 1930.

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Saint-Méen-le-Grand · Bretagne

Croix de cimetière dite Croix de l'Abbaye

Erected in the 15th century in the cemetery of Saint-Méen-le-Grand, this stone cross with its finely chiselled finials features Christ on the Cross and, at its feet, the Virgin Mary and Saint John in a sculptural dialogue of sober intensity.

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Inguiniel · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Claude

Nestling in the Morbihan bocage, the chapel of Saint-Claude in Inguiniel boasts a 17th-century portal of rare expressiveness, adorned with sculpted transoms combining fantastic animals and grimacing faces.

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Saint-Aulaye · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Eulalie

A jewel of the Charentais Romanesque style in Périgord, the church of Sainte-Eulalie in Saint-Aulaye boasts a six-arched porch and sculpted capitals of rare fantasy, filled with monsters, fantastic birds and characters.

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Pélissanne · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Fontaine dite du Pélican

In the heart of Pélissanne, the Pelican fountain unfurls its baroque ashlar silhouette, topped by its emblematic bird with outstretched wings - a listed jewel of Provençal fountain art.

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Assier · Occitanie

Dolmen

A listed Neolithic site since 1889, the Assier dolmen stands with its limestone slabs on the causses of the Lot, silent testimony to a five-thousand-year-old humanity that was already shaping the landscape of the Quercy region.

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Briollay · Pays de la Loire

Ancienne salle seigneuriale dite Le Palais

Joyau civil du XIIe siècle niché au cœur du Maine-et-Loire, cette ancienne salle seigneuriale témoigne avec une rare éloquence de la puissance judiciaire des barons de Briollay, héritiers de Foulques Nerra.

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Pugnac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Sulpice de Lafosse

Perched in the Blayais region, this 12th-century Romanesque church boasts a rare Byzantine dome, chiselled geometric archivolts and seven centuries of alterations visible in the stonework.

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Guern · Bretagne

Fontaine de Locmeltro

Nestling near an 18th-century Breton chapel, the Locmeltro fountain captivates visitors with its elegant triangular gable and its atmosphere of popular devotion, a discreet jewel in Morbihan's rural heritage.

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Coulaures · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Reille

Nestling in the Périgord bocage, Château de la Reille displays its 16th-century Renaissance facades with a discreet elegance typical of the landed aristocracy of the Périgord Blanc region.

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Saint-Pol-de-Léon · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Charles-Borromée

On the outskirts of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, this 17th-century Breton chapel boasts a unique octagonal dovecote - a jewel box of stone and faith nestling in the Kerigou manor house.

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

Château de la Calade

Joyau maniériste du XVIIe siècle niché aux portes d'Aix-en-Provence, la Calade abrite le tout premier papier peint panoramique attesté de France, les fascinants « Jardins de Bagatelle ».

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Plaintel · Bretagne

Menhir dit du Petit Vauridel

A stone sentinel erected since the Neolithic period in the heart of the Côtes-d'Armor region, the Petit Vauridel menhir bears witness to the ritual power of the prehistoric peoples of Brittany. A listed monument, discreet and bewitching.

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Vieux-Mareuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Chanet

Nestled in the Périgord Vert, the château de Chanet displays its Renaissance living quarters, its tower with machicolations and its chapel with painted decorations, a striking testament to a seigneurial residence in the midst of transformation during the 15th to 17th centuries.

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Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem · Bretagne

Fontaine

Nestling in the village of Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem, this monumental 17th-century fountain features a portal with baluster columns framing a votive niche, a jewel of Breton statuary.

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Bourg-du-Bost · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Nestled in the heart of the Périgord, this Romanesque domed church from the 13th century surprises with its doorway adorned with chequered capitals, a rare testament to a rural Romanesque art of elegant restraint.

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Saint-Martial · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise

In the heart of the Gironde vineyards, the church of Saint-Martial boasts an austerely beautiful 12th-century Romanesque nave, enhanced by a late Gothic aisle and a rare medieval liturgical pool.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Manoir de Kervégan

Tucked away in the bocage of the Trégorrois region, the manor house of Kervégan reveals its age-old granite stones and the imprint of powerful Breton families, silent witnesses to a seigneury dating back to the 15th century.

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Coutances · Normandie

Tourelle de l'immeuble

In the heart of Coutances, this 16th-century Renaissance turret rises in elegant polygonal silhouette above an urban building, a rare example of Norman Renaissance civil architecture.

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Civrac-en-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Built in the 12th century in the heart of the Médoc, the church of Saint-Pierre de Civrac boasts a Romanesque apse with seven bays alternating between single and double lancet windows, a veritable lacework of sculpted stone.

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Grand-Champ · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Burgo

In the heart of Morbihan, this 15th-century granite chapel conceals sculpted sandpits dating from 1528 and 1538 and a rare Renaissance belfry - a discreet jewel of late Breton Gothic.

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Pluvigner · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Fiacre

Nestling in the heart of Pluvigner, this discreet 17th-century chapel, formerly an outbuilding of a female religious community, reveals the sober elegance of Breton freestone in an unspoilt village setting.

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Damgan · Bretagne

Tour des Anglais (anciennement tour de Penerf)

A 15-metre cylindrical sentinel facing the Atlantic, the Tour des Anglais has stood guard over the Damgan peninsula since the 16th century. Its console-shaped machicolations and large-scale base bear witness to an art of coastal defence that is extremely rare in Brittany.

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Névez · Bretagne

Château du Hénant

Nestling in the Pays de Névez, Château du Hénant boasts a Renaissance polygonal tower of rare elegance, flanked by a stair turret, a precious vestige of 16th-century Breton nobility.

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