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La Chapelle-Caro · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Méen

A discreet shale sentinel in the heart of Morbihan, the Saint-Méen chapel reveals authentic 17th-century Breton rural architecture, with its round-arched door and its chevet featuring a pointed-arch window of rare elegance.

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Saint-Coulomb;Cancale · Bretagne

Malouinière de la Motte-Jean

Nestling in a hollow of land overlooking the Bay of Cancale, this early 18th-century malouinière reveals the lifestyle of the privateers of Saint Malo, with its tiered gardens and classic Breton architecture.

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Hébécrevon · Normandie

Château le Castel

A discreet jewel of the Norman Renaissance, the Castel d'Hébécrevon reveals its Cotentin granite facades and elaborate dormer windows in the heart of the unspoilt Manche bocage.

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Aureille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Oratoire Saint-Véran

Niché dans les garrigues provençales d'Aureille, l'oratoire Saint-Véran est un joyau discret de la dévotion populaire, classé Monument Historique depuis 1935, dédié au saint évêque guérisseur de la région.

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Le Minihic-sur-Rance · Bretagne

Manoir du Houx et sa chapelle

Nestling in the Malouine region, Manoir du Houx displays its classic elegance of the 17th and 18th centuries in an unspoilt estate: manor house, chapel, outbuildings, orangery and gardens make up an ensemble of rare integrity.

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La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Théodore de la Rochebeaucourt

Jewel of Romanesque architecture in the Périgord, the église Saint-Théodore reveals a rose window with seven ocelli and a medieval square tower, witnesses to a destiny linked to the abbaye de Cluny and the will of Louis XI.

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Le Bouscat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Castel d'Andorte

An elegant 18th-century manor house in Le Bouscat, Castel d'Andorte combines refined neoclassical architecture with a singular psychiatric history, bearing witness to two centuries of social and medical life in the Gironde.

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Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château de Fonscolombe

Aux portes d'Aix-en-Provence, Fonscolombe déploie ses façades classiques provençales au cœur d'un domaine viticole d'exception, entre jardins à la française et bastide seigneuriale du grand siècle parlementaire.

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Trédion · Bretagne

Deux menhirs taillés, dits Babouin et Babouine

Standing side by side since Neolithic times, the Babouin and the Babouine form a pair of carved menhirs with a rare personality, keeping watch over the granite in the heart of the Breton bocage of Trédion.

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Arzal · Bretagne

Moulin de Séréac

Built in 1653 from Breton granite rubble, the Moulin de Séréac is a rare seal mill listed as a Historic Monument, which turned its Berton wings until 1950 before being converted into a home.

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Bouziès · Occitanie

Grotte Carriot

A Palaeolithic sanctuary buried in the cliffs of the Lot, the Carriot cave is a three-level labyrinth containing 148 graphic representations, a silent witness to Magdalenian spirituality.

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Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre · Bretagne

Cimetière

On the wall of the church in Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre, a 17th-century schist cross fascinates with its rare geometry: patté, potencée and latin blended into a single stone symbol of unsettling elegance.

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Plouézoch · Bretagne

Moulin à marée de Melin Vor, ou de de Milin Vor

A jewel of Breton ingenuity, the Milin Vor tide mill combines two wheels of different technologies - horizontal and vertical - in a coupling that is unique in France, and has been anchored in Morlaix Bay since the 16th century.

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Montignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Médard

On the edge of the Médoc region of Gironde, the church of Saint-Médard de Montignac boasts a sober Romanesque style enhanced by a rare crown of medieval machicolations, testimony to a time when places of worship doubled as defensive bastions.

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Moustoir-Ac · Bretagne

Ancien cimetière

In the heart of Morbihan, the ancient cemetery of Moustoir-Ac is home to a monumental 17th-century cross, a masterpiece of Breton statuary: a polygonal shaft crowned with a Christ and a Virgin and Child of striking grace.

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Gardegan-et-Tourtirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Pitray

Rebuilt around 1870 in a setting of Castillon vines, Château de Pitray fascinates visitors with its pentagonal towers, neo-Gothic chapel and extensive landscaped grounds with naturalistic perspectives.

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Vitré · Bretagne

Gare

The railway jewel of the Second Empire, Vitré station has stood in the heart of the town since 1856. This sober, elegant building was inaugurated by Napoleon III himself.

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Locmaria · Bretagne

Ensemble fortifié de La Ferrière

A granite sentinel facing the Atlantic, the fortified complex of La Ferrière has watched over the island of Groix since the 18th century. The only surviving fortification of its type on the island, this military retreat combines ballistic genius with Breton austerity.

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Quimper · Bretagne

Deux maisons formant un ensemble

In the heart of old Quimper, this group of two 16th-century houses epitomises Breton civil architecture in all its splendour: carved timber-framed walls, corbelled ceilings and old-fashioned facades blend in with the neighbouring cathedral.

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Luzech · Occitanie

Chapelle de pélerinage de Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile

Perched on the isthmus of Luzech, this 16th-century flamboyant Gothic chapel features prismatic ribbed vaults with no capitals and a doorway decorated with curly cabbage leaves of rare finesse.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Château de Kerivon

In the heart of Brittany's Armor region, Kerivon displays its classic 18th-century elegance in a romantic park where water and sculpted woodwork meet an exceptional equestrian statue.

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Saint-Michel-de-Bannières · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Michel

The Romanesque jewel of the Quercy region, Saint-Michel de Bannières combines a Byzantine dome, sculpted apses and medieval fortifications erected during the Hundred Years' Wars.

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Morlaix · Bretagne

Viaduc

A giant of stone spanning Morlaix, the 1861 railway viaduct unfurls its two storeys of arches 59 metres high, offering a breathtaking panorama of the Breton town and its estuary.

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Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Peyronnet

Built between 1826 and 1828 for a minister of Charles X, Château Peyronnet combines neo-classical rigour with a neo-Gothic chapel with an octagonal lantern, a discreet jewel in the Gironde listed as a Historic Monument.

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