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Carentoir · Bretagne
In the heart of megalithic Morbihan, the Sigré burial site reveals a Neolithic covered walkway with pillars still standing, the silent guardian of a funerary ritual dating back five millennia.
Catus · Occitanie
Nestling in the Quercy Blanc region, this former 14th-century castral chapel contains an unsuspected treasure trove: Renaissance murals of rare freshness, combining biblical scenes and depictions of medieval life.
Saint-Malo · Bretagne
The jewel of the Malouinières, Château du Boscq's pilastered bosses face the Rance, crowned with marble busts attributed to Coustou - Saint-Malo's maritime aristocracy etched in stone.
Vitré · Bretagne
A Renaissance gem from the first quarter of the 16th century, the former Hôtel du Bât or Bol d'Or epitomises the golden age of Vitré's coaching inns, with its two-tone spiral staircase and rare overhanging wooden cabinet.
Lamagdelaine · Occitanie
In the heart of the Quercy region, the borie de Savanac is a rare 13th-14th century medieval country palace, a subtle combination of agricultural and defensive functions around a preserved seigneurial courtyard.
Vannes · Bretagne
The Renaissance jewel of Vannes, the façade of the Maison Saint-Yves features a continuous band of carvings of rare elegance, with pilasters, niches and corbels that reflect the refinement of 16th-century Brittany.
Saint-Coulomb · Bretagne
Dating from 1729, this malouinière in Saint-Coulomb epitomises the discreet elegance of the homes of shipowners from Saint-Coulomb: three sober bays, authentic low wings and an intact living room décor, a veritable capsule of 18th-century Brittany.
Prayssac · Occitanie
Perched on a rocky spur in the Quercy region, Château du Théron boasts medieval turrets and a 13th-century keep set in white limestone - an unspoilt fragment of Lot feudalism.
Quintin · Bretagne
A granite sentinel that has stood at the gateway to Quintin since Neolithic times, the Roche Longue is one of the best-preserved menhirs in the Côtes-d'Armor region, and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1862.
Quettreville-sur-Sienne · Normandie
The former home of the privateer Surcouf, this 16th-century Norman manor house combines austere Gothic and defensive features in a setting of farm buildings - a rare example of seigneurial architecture in the Cotentin region.
Réville · Normandie
A discreet jewel of the Cotentin region, the Manoir de la Crasvillerie in Réville combines the Norman sobriety of granite and schist with the elegance of the seigniorial dwellings of the Val de Saire peninsula. It will be listed as a Historic Monument in 2019.
Ile-Molène · Bretagne
Standing on a storm-beaten reef in the Iroise Sea, Kéréon is the most luxuriously appointed lighthouse in France, with mahogany panelling and mosaics worthy of a palace.
Carhaix-Plouguer · Bretagne
A Renaissance gem in central Brittany, this house dating from the third quarter of the 16th century in Carhaix-Plouguer is a delight to behold, with its sculpted facades and mullioned windows bearing witness to exceptional Breton craftsmanship.
Segré · Pays de la Loire
Joyau néo-classique de Segré, l'église Sainte-Madeleine déploie une façade d'une remarquable cohérence ornée de peintures murales de Duban et de vitraux éclatants signés Clamens.
Landerneau · Bretagne
An elegant 17th-century residence in the heart of Landerneau, this ashlar house boasts an almost symmetrical facade punctuated by arched bays, a rare example of Breton bourgeois architecture of the period.
Auriac-du-Périgord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nestling in the bocage of the Périgord, the chapel of Saint-Rémy d'Auriac reveals an intact rural Romanesque style, with its cul-de-four apse, gilded limestone walls and timeless medieval silence.
Plouguerneau · Bretagne
Nestling in the north of Finistère, the Grouanec chapel boasts a rare angled plan and an exceptional polychrome wood carving, a living testimony to Breton piety in the 16th century.
Rognes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Enfouie sous les garrigues de Rognes, cette villa gallo-romaine révèle les fastes de la Provincia romaine : mosaïques polychromes, thermes privés et architecture domestique du Haut-Empire à portée de main.
Fouesnant · Bretagne
The Romanesque jewel of Finistère, Saint-Pierre church in Fouesnant features a 12th-century nave with sculpted capitals of rare elegance, an intact example of Breton Romanesque art in the heart of the Bigouden region.
Guémené-sur-Scorff · Bretagne
A medieval vestige of Guémené-sur-Scorff, this 15th-century castle still boasts a majestic embattled doorway, machicolations and the mysterious "Queen Anne's bath", all of which bear witness to a silent power.
Rennes · Bretagne
The Baroque jewel of the old town of Rennes, the Basilica of Saint-Sauveur boasts an Italianate façade of rare elegance and a history closely linked to the great fire of 1720 that reshaped the town.
Audrix · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Perched on the heights of the Périgord Noir, this fortified Romanesque church boasts a rare 14th-century polygonal bell tower-donjon, a striking vestige of the Franco-English wars that ravaged the region.
Gennes · Pays de la Loire
Vestige mégalithique néolithique dressé aux portes de Gennes, le Dolmen de la Madeleine déploie ses dalles de tuffeau sous le ciel angevin depuis plus de 5 000 ans, gardien silencieux d'un monde disparu.
Carnoët · Bretagne
Nestling in the forest of Coat-an-Hay, the chapel of Saint-Gildas de Carnoët distils a Breton Gothic style of rare integrity, with its sculpted 16th-century fence and Christ on the Cross hanging over the nave.