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Plogastel-Saint-Germain · Bretagne

Château du Hilguy

At the gateway to the Bigouden region, Château du Hilguy boasts a monumental 17th-century gateway of rare elegance, flanked by arcaded pavilions - a discreet jewel in the crown of Breton architecture.

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Monterrein · Bretagne

Cimetière

In the heart of Morbihan, the Monterrein cemetery is home to a shale cross with patté arms of rare medieval sobriety, listed as a Historic Monument in 1927 - a lapidary testimony to the Breton faith.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Maison d'arrêt du Pré Pigeon

Joyau architectural carcéral du Second Empire, la maison d'arrêt du Pré Pigeon à Angers déploie son plan en croix rayonnante — modèle panoptique français à l'état pur — figé dans la pierre depuis 1855.

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Blainville-sur-Mer · Normandie

Manoir de Gonneville

A granite sentinel that has stood facing the English Channel since the 14th century, the Manoir de Gonneville embodies the austere elegance of Norman seigneurial architecture, between land and sea, just a stone's throw from the Cotentin coast.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Logis de Haute Folie

Joyau gothique flamboyant du XVe siècle niché dans Angers, le Logis de Haute Folie séduit par ses fenêtres à meneaux ouvragés et ses sculptures d'une finesse rare, témoins d'une bourgeoisie angevine prospère.

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Saint-Estève-Janson · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Grotte dite de L'Escale

Vestige paléolithique exceptionnel des gorges de la Durance, la grotte de L'Escale recèle l'un des plus anciens foyers domestiques attestés d'Europe, témoignage vertigineux de nos lointains ancêtres provençaux.

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Livernon · Occitanie

Dolmen nommé La Pierre Martine

A Neolithic relic in the Quercy region, the Pierre Martine de Livernon is an open-chamber dolmen whose local limestone orthostats have stood the test of time for over 5,000 years.

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Duault · Bretagne

Château de Rosvilliou

A discreet jewel of inland Trégor, Château de Rosvilliou stands in the heart of the Duault moors, its 17th-century granite facades a rare testimony to the nobility of rural Brittany in the classical age.

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Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Chapelle Saint-Michel (ruines)

Perchées sur les collines de l'étang de Berre, les ruines de la chapelle Saint-Michel témoignent d'une foi médiévale provençale préservée dans un écrin de garrigue sauvage et de lumière méditerranéenne.

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Lormont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ermitage Sainte-Catherine

Carved into the limestone cliffs of Lormont, this medieval hermitage dedicated to Saint Catherine houses a rock chapel and an altarpiece carved into the rock - a timeless sanctuary cited by Rabelais.

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Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canal de Lalinde (pont-canal et murs d'encaissement qui lui font suite)

A little-known jewel of 19th-century river engineering, the Lalinde canal bypasses one of the most feared stretches of the Dordogne, combining technical prowess with the wild beauty of the Périgord.

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Quintin · Bretagne

Anciennes fortifications

The majestic remains of the fortifications of Quintin, a fortified Breton town perched on a promontory: medieval towers, narrow streets paved with staircases and sculpted granite balusters make up an exceptional setting.

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La Trinité-Porhoët · Bretagne

Croix du 16e siècle

A jewel of Breton granite from the 16th century, this calvary cross from La Trinité-Porhoët features an iconography of rare finesse: the Virgin and Child, Christ on the Cross and Christ in Majesty on a polygonal monolithic shaft.

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Bergerac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Paul Abadie's masterpiece in Bergerac, this 19th-century neo-Romanesque church boasts a complete artistic programme: sculptures by Baleyre, stained glass windows by Didron and a majestic bell tower that dominates the town.

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Moncontour · Bretagne

Maison à fronton

In Moncontour, this elegant 18th-century pedimented house boasts an ordered façade of rare sophistication: pilasters with capitals, paired windows and a central pediment create a striking architectural tableau.

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Bréville-sur-Mer · Normandie

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestling opposite the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, Notre-Dame church in Bréville-sur-Mer displays eight centuries of Norman architecture, from the Romanesque choir to the flamboyant Gothic bell tower, in a setting of granite and iodine-laden light.

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Arzano · Bretagne

Manoir du Laz

In the heart of Finistère, the Manoir du Laz boasts a fascinating architectural décor where flamboyant Gothic, Renaissance and neo-Gothic styles blend in surprising harmony. Its sculpted vaulted staircase is an exceptional piece of work.

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Carnac-Rouffiac · Occitanie

Autel des Rogations ou oratoire ou reposoir de Sauzet

A discreet medieval jewel in the Lot, the Sauzet oratory in Carnac-Rouffiac features a thousand-year-old stone altar topped by a monolithic cross, a moving vestige of the Rogation processions.

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Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Manoir d'Igonie

Manoir d'Igonie, a stone sentinel of the Périgord Vert: polygonal stair tower, finely sculpted doorway with bracketed arch and circular dovecote make up a medieval and Renaissance ensemble of rare coherence.

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Ploërmel · Bretagne

Château de Malleville

Just outside Ploërmel, Château de Malleville combines a 15th-century medieval turret with a Renaissance chapel featuring original stained glass windows (1520), in a sober, elegant stone setting.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de Divonne

Demeure aristocratique du XVIIe siècle nichée dans le cœur historique d'Arles, l'Hôtel de Divonne déploie l'élégance du classicisme provençal avec sa façade ordonnancée et ses volumes sobrement majestueux.

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Argentré-du-Plessis · Bretagne

Chapelle du Pinel et puits voisin

Lost in the Breton countryside, Le Pinel chapel is a discreet jewel of Breton art from the late 15th century, with remarkably fine carved windows, the silent guardian of a seigniorial estate converted into a farm.

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Morlaix · Bretagne

Hôtel dit de François du Parc

An elegant vestige of Renaissance Morlaix, this 17th-century town house features a semi-circular doorway with fluted columns and a domed granite turret, witnesses to a bygone era of commercial prosperity.

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Broualan · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame

Set in its Breton setting since 1483, the church of Notre-Dame de Broualan is astonishing for its absolute medieval integrity, its sculpted portals and the mystery of a sacred spring gushing beneath its high altar.

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