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Guégon · Bretagne

Croix du 16e siècle

Erected in the 16th century near the Camphron chapel, this fleur-de-lys cross-banner houses a Christ on the Cross surrounded by two figures under its canopy, a jewel of Breton Renaissance statuary.

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Brézé · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Vincent

Joyau néo-plantagenêt du Saumurois, l'église Saint-Vincent de Brézé (1898-1903) étonne par sa façade aux clochetons élancés et son remarquable porche en œuvre à tribune, hommage vibrant aux grandes abbatiales médiévales.

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Chancelade · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye de Chancelade

Nestling in the Beauronne valley, Chancelade Abbey boasts eight centuries of monastic architecture: authentic Romanesque, a cupola on pendentives and a fortified medieval mill still powered by its living waters.

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Belin-Béliet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fontaine Saint-Clair

Nestling in the Gironde moors, the Fontaine Saint-Clair in Belin-Béliet is a popular place of worship, revered for centuries for its miraculous waters that cure eye ailments.

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

Pont franchissant l'Arc dit "Pont de Saint-Pons"

Enjambant l'Arc avec élégance depuis l'époque médiévale, le Pont de Saint-Pons est l'un des ouvrages d'art les plus anciens des environs d'Aix-en-Provence, classé Monument Historique dès 1944.

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Porspoder · Bretagne

Cromlech Pors-an-Toullou et Ar-Verret

Two circles of Neolithic stones facing the Atlantic, the cromlech of Pors-an-Toullou and Ar-Verret make up one of the most intact and wildest megalithic ensembles in North Finistère.

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Guilvinec · Bretagne

Manoir de Kergoz

A Breton pearl dating from the 16th century, the manor house of Kergoz fascinates visitors with its dovecote set on a portal - a rare feature - and its restored surrounding tower, evidence of seigniorial architecture in Finistère at its height.

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Le Teich · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Ruat

Once the pleasure residence of the powerful Captaux de Buch, Château de Ruat has watched over the Bay of Arcachon since the 15th century, combining medieval vestiges with elegance reinvented at the end of the 19th century.

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Colomby · Normandie

Presbytère

In the heart of the Cotentin region, this 18th-century presbytery forms a remarkably well-preserved walled complex: the dwelling, outbuildings, well and walled garden provide an authentic picture of Norman ecclesiastical life.

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Mespaul · Bretagne

Calvaire de la chapelle Sainte-Catherine

A jewel of Breton Renaissance statuary, this monumental calvary in Mespaul displays an almost intact iconography, a precious legacy of the golden age of parish enclosures in the Léon region.

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Peyrignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Chapoulie

A striking vestige of the Hundred Years' War, La Chapoulie stands with its two medieval towers in the heart of Périgord: a fierce, authentic den of rough stone, where the French and English once fought for control of the country.

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Cessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Église Saint-Barthélemy (anciennement Saint-Romain)

Nestling in the Entre-deux-Mers region, the church of Saint-Barthélemy in Cessac boasts an exceptional Romanesque portal adorned with historiated capitals featuring figures draped in pleated garments, a veritable manifesto of Gironde Romanesque sculpture.

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Pellegrue · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Halle

A jewel of Gironde's Belle Époque, the Pellegrue market hall's cast-iron galleries and majestic central glass roof were designed between 1909 and 1913 by Bordeaux architect Auguste Bontemps.

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Saint-Astier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Astier

Founded at the turn of the millennium, Saint-Astier church contains a Merovingian crypt housing the relics of the local saint, a Perigordian Romanesque jewel combining Romanesque sobriety and flamboyant Gothic elegance.

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Lanrivain · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Antoine

Perched on the Breton moors, the chapel of Saint-Antoine de Lanrivain defies the winds of the 16th century with its rectilinear silhouette, its pointed-arched portal and its pinnacled buttresses of rare elegance.

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Quiberon · Bretagne

Deux menhirs couchés

In the heart of the Quiberon peninsula, two recumbent menhirs bear silent witness to a mysterious Neolithic civilisation. These Breton granite colossi, listed as Historic Monuments since 1931, guard the secrets of a thousand-year-old cult.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 23 rue Xavier Arnozan

A modernist villa in Pessac, listed as a Historic Monument in 2020, a discreet but eloquent example of 20th-century residential architecture in the Gironde, a stone's throw from Le Corbusier's Quartiers Modernes Frugès.

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Saint-Samson-sur-Rance · Bretagne

Menhir dit La Pierre Longue

A stone sentinel that has stood on the heights of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance since Neolithic times, La Pierre Longue is one of the best-preserved menhirs in the Côtes-d'Armor and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1977.

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Figeac · Occitanie

Pigeonnier du manoir d'Etempes

An architectural curiosity in the Lot region, this 17th-century dovecote and fountain combines a dovecote, vaulted cistern, fishpond and living space adorned with painted decorations - a rural pavilion of rare sophistication.

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Saint-Pol-de-Léon · Bretagne

Fontaine dite de la Gloire

In the heart of Brittany's Léon region, this medieval fountain, watched over by a Gothic Virgin, embodies Breton popular piety in all its lapidary grace. A listed gem since 1909.

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Saint-Crépin-de-Richemont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Richemont

Nestling in the green hills of the Périgord Vert region, Château de Richemont displays its Renaissance lines with sober elegance, combining corner towers and harmonious dwellings in a setting of unspoilt nature.

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Taden · Bretagne

Site gallo-romain des Boissières

In the heart of Roman Brittany, Les Boissières reveals an exceptional Gallo-Roman vicus: commercial warehouses and a monumental 96-metre façade bear witness to a prosperous settlement on the Corseul-Avranches road.

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Saint-Malo-de-Beignon · Bretagne

Cimetière

At the heart of the parish cemetery in Saint-Malo-de-Beignon, a monumental 16th-century cross stands on its monolithic shaft and displays a striking statuary: Crucifixion on one side, Pietà on the other.

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Saint-Bihy · Bretagne

Manoir de la Grand'Isle

Built in 1567 by the King's Paymaster, the manor house of Grand'Isle with its Ionic facades stands in the heart of the Côtes-d'Armor region, a vestige of a fortified estate surrounded by moats and square towers.

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