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La Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison Seguin

A surviving fragment of medieval civil architecture, the Maison Seguin in La Réole reveals the exceptional remains of a Romanesque mansion dating from the turn of the 13th century, once hailed as one of the most beautiful in the whole of southern France.

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Beuzeville-la-Bastille · Normandie

Château de Plain-Marais

Born as a medieval stronghold in the heart of the Cotentin marshes, Plain-Marais fascinates with its Vauban-style bastioned platform, its watchtowers and its three sculpted basins - an unusual combination of defence and classical refinement.

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Evran · Bretagne

Château de Beaumanoir

Built in the second quarter of the 17th century, Château de Beaumanoir displays its classical elegance in the heart of the Breton bocage of Evran, listed as a Historic Monument since 1965.

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Rauzan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestling in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyards, Saint-Pierre de Rauzan church boasts a Romanesque portal of rare elegance and seven centuries of architectural stratification, from Romanesque origins to classical sobriety.

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Guipavas · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rhun

A Gothic gem in Finistère, the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Rhun in Guipavas features a Breton gabled bell tower, corbelled buttresses and three timber-framed naves of rare elegance.

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Bruges · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Treulon

An elegant eighteenth-century residence nestling in the suburbs of Bordeaux, Château de Treulon showcases the French art of living between a Gironde-style chartreuse and shady parkland.

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Plougasnou · Bretagne

Manoir du Cosquer

Nestling in the heart of Finistère, the Manoir du Cosquer displays its Breton elegance with its double-arched porch, sculpted dovecote and ornate fireplaces - a Gothic-Renaissance jewel in the Morlaix region.

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Duravel · Occitanie

Château Boutier

Nestling in the hills of the Quercy Blanc region, Château Boutier boasts the sober provincial elegance typical of the Lot region, with its corner towers and pale limestone facades, a discreet testimony to the deep-rooted rural nobility.

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Etel · Bretagne

Station de sauvetage en mer de la commune d'Etel, sise dans l'extrémité sud du quai sur la rivière d'Etel

A unique sentry in France, the Étel lifeboat station preserves the last active unsinkable dinghy and its extremely rare gravity launching system - a listed maritime treasure at the end of the Breton quay.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Croix de carrefour

Erected in the 16th century in the heart of Lannion, this listed cross at a crossroads bears witness to Breton fervour: a sober Christ on a stone shaft, topped by a monstrance in relief of rare sculpted elegance.

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Plogastel-Saint-Germain · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Germain avec l'ossuaire et le calvaire

A jewel of Breton Gothic architecture, the Saint-Germain chapel in Plogastel-Saint-Germain houses a remarkable ossuary and calvary. Its corner bell tower and north aisle make up a sacred complex that has been listed since 1914.

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Bénodet · Bretagne

ancienne villa Magdalena ou Kermadalen, puis villa le Minaret, actuellement Hôtel le Minaret

The architectural jewel of Bénodet, Villa le Minaret (1926-1928) boldly blends Moroccan orientalism with the ocean liner aesthetic designed by Albert Laprade - a rare and bewitching work overlooking the Atlantic.

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Grèzes · Occitanie

Dolmen du Coustalou

The Coustalou dolmen at Grèzes is one of the best-preserved megalithic remains in the Quercy region, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1965.

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Saint-Léger-des-Prés · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Léger et presbytère attenant

Set in the heart of inland Brittany, Saint-Léger church combines Romanesque sobriety and Renaissance elegance, crowned by an octagonal slate spire of rare slenderness that has defied the centuries.

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Lherm · Occitanie

Maison

In the heart of the Quercy region, this medieval house in Lherm features a Gothic doorway of rare elegance and sumptuous mullioned windows - a jewel of late medieval urban architecture.

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Saint-Chamas · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lavoir dit Lavoir des Contagieux

Témoignage rare de l'hygiène publique du XVIIIe siècle, le Lavoir des Contagieux de Saint-Chamas dissimule une histoire troublante : réservé aux malades, il révèle les peurs sanitaires de la Provence d'Ancien Régime.

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Montcabrier · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Louis

Created from a Romanesque chapel on the orders of Philip IV the Fair, the church of Saint-Louis de Montcabrier is a rare example of Gothic architecture in the Quercy Blanc region, erected as a direct tribute to the canonisation of Saint Louis.

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Plumelec · Bretagne

Cimetière de Saint-Aubin

In the heart of the Morbihan region, the Saint-Aubin cemetery in Plumelec is home to a remarkable 16th-century cross with a frame, a masterpiece of Breton sculpture featuring Christ and a crowned Virgin and Child.

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Rochefort-en-Terre · Bretagne

Maison du 16e siècle

In the heart of Rochefort-en-Terre, this Renaissance house in Breton granite captivates visitors with its corbelled turret and bracketed portals adorned with brackets and finials - a jewel of 16th-century civil architecture.

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Plouharnel · Bretagne

Dolmen de Kergarat, ou Kervagat

A Neolithic vestige standing on the Morbihan moors, the Kergarat dolmen in Plouharnel reveals a remarkably well-preserved porticoed burial chamber, a silent witness to five millennia of Breton history.

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Cahors · Occitanie

Maison

In the heart of Cahors, this 15th-century Gothic house conceals a door with a rare elegance, crowned with guardian angels and a carved escutcheon, an intact testimony to the flamboyant art of the Quercy region.

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Fontvieille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Autel gallo-romain de la Coquille

Vestige gallo-romain unique en Provence, cet autel votif de Fontvieille témoigne de la ferveur religieuse antique dans les Alpilles, avec ses reliefs sculptés consacrés aux divinités locales et romaines.

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Sainte-Sève · Bretagne

Ancien manoir de Penanvern

Nestling in the heart of the Léon region, Penanvern manor house boasts 17th-century architecture built around an historic corbelled watchtower and a granite double staircase of rare elegance.

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Plumelin · Bretagne

Fontaine de Saint-Jean-du-Poteau

Nestling on a Breton moor, this early 18th-century fountain, with its Doric pilasters and statue of Saint John the Baptist, is dedicated to the ancient cult of water. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1934.

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