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Eymet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Neolithic vestige planted in the Bergerac region, the dolmen at Eylias unfurls its large sandstone slabs under a Perigordian sky, silent testimony to a megalith-building civilisation over 4,000 years old.
Montcabrier · Occitanie
In the heart of the Lot village of Montcabrier, this 16th-century house reveals a finely moulded window frame and a rare corner corbel, eloquent reminders of the Renaissance in Quercy.
Saint-Émilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Buried beneath the vines of Saint-Émilion, the Gallo-Roman villa of Palat reveals more than 200 m² of mosaics and an architecture that is unique in Gironde, heir to the great Rhenish estates of the 5th century.
Plounévez-Lochrist · Bretagne
A solitary vestige of a medieval Breton monastery, the Romanesque bell tower of Lochrist stands in austere silhouette in the heart of the Léon region, a unique example of 12th-century Breton Romanesque architecture.
Le Merzer · Bretagne
Nestling in the Côtes-d'Armor region of Brittany, Manoir du Traou boasts an exceptional layout: three stair towers framing two wings, a rare example of Breton architecture over the centuries.
Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt · Occitanie
A Renaissance gem in the Lot, the Maison Peindariès in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt, with its sculpted facades overlooking the Olt valley, is a rare example of 16th-century Quercy civil art.
Cornillé-les-Caves · Pays de la Loire
Élégante demeure néo-classique des Pays de la Loire, la Maison de maître de la Masselière incarne l'ambition architecturale de la bourgeoisie angevine du début du XIXe siècle, avec son programme de cour et ses bâtiments de service.
Mercuès · Occitanie
Perched on the heights of Mercuès, Château des Bouysses combines the heritage of a medieval Cistercian priory with the elegance of a neo-Italian residence built in the 19th century by a companion of Murat.
Lanrivoaré · Bretagne
A stone sentinel standing on the heights of Léon, this Bronze Age burial mound has watched over Finistère for over 3,500 years. One of the most intact funerary monuments on the Brest peninsula.
Pont-Croix · Bretagne
The Gothic jewel of Cap-Sizun, Notre-Dame de Roscudon has been raising its soaring spire over Pont-Croix since the 13th century - an avowed model of the famous spire of Quimper Cathedral.
Francoulès · Occitanie
In the heart of the Quercy Blanc region, this 12th-century Romanesque church conceals an absolute treasure: 13th-14th-century Gothic frescoes of rare intensity, with a Byzantine Christ enthroned beneath a semi-circular vault.
Brennilis · Bretagne
Nestling in the heart of Finistère, the Ty-ar-Boudiged dolmen fascinates visitors with its 13-metre trapezoidal chamber, a Neolithic masterpiece combining a corridor dolmen and a covered walkway, surrounded by a remarkably well-preserved piriform mound.
Groix · Bretagne
A stone sentinel erected on the island of Groix since the Neolithic period, the Vagouar-Huen dolmen stands silent watch over the Atlantic, a rare testimony to the island's megalithic civilisation.
Porspoder · Bretagne
Four stone sentinels standing on the edge of the Porspoder peninsula, the menhirs of Saint-Denec form one of the rare intact Neolithic alignments in North Finistère, guarding the landscape for over 5,000 years.
Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
An 18th-century fountain in Bordeaux, a discreet and refined monument where a fluted column adorned with sculpted lions and aquatic plants bears witness to Bordeaux's urban decorative art in all its elegance.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Gothic sentinel of the Guiana bastide town, the church of Notre-Dame in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne boasts an elegant medieval apse with five sections, which has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1920.
Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pastiche saisissant du château de Chenonceau érigé à Marseille entre 1860 et 1865, le château Régis mêle fantaisie Renaissance et soleil provençal dans un cadre aujourd'hui consacré à l'éducation.
Champtocé-sur-Loire · Pays de la Loire
Niché dans la vallée de la Loire angevine, le château de Lancrau déploie ses volumes Renaissance et ses ajouts néo-gothiques du XIXe siècle dans un écrin de verdure discret, loin des itinéraires balisés.
Vannes · Bretagne
Unique in France, this 19th-century limestone Celtic cross, erected in memory of an Irish student, combines Gaelic symbolism and Catholic piety in the heart of Vannes.
Cornillon-Confoux · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vestige funéraire romain dressé dans la garrigue provençale de Cornillon-Confoux, ce tombeau antique témoigne de la présence romaine dans les Alpilles avec une sobre élégance de pierre calcaire.
Arcachon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The vanished jewel of Arcachon, the Moorish Casino (1863) embodied the orientalist audacity of the Second Empire. Its minarets and arabesques on the Bassin beach made it one of the most seductive seaside follies in France.
Locoal-Mendon · Bretagne
A circle of standing stones dating back to the Iron Age, the Lech de Pen-er-Pont in Locoal-Mendon is one of the few cromlechs in Morbihan, a forgotten sentinel at the heart of a wild and mysterious Brittany.
Châtillon-sur-Seiche · Bretagne
Standing on its three-step pedestal, this 16th-century Breton calvary fascinates with its octagonal cross topped by a winged head with an archaic expression, a rare witness to popular medieval faith in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Daglan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A jewel of Perigord vernacular architecture, this dry-stone hut in the Combe du Rat combines three interlocking cells - a rare feat that makes it a one-of-a-kind specimen.