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Pontorson · Normandie

Hôtel Guiscard-de-la-Ménardière

In the heart of Pontorson, the Hôtel Guiscard-de-la-Ménardière reveals an exceptional urban façade, a rare example of Norman civil architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries, listed as a Historic Monument since 1937.

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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie · Occitanie

Immeuble du 14e siècle

In the heart of France's most beautiful village, this 14th-century medieval house with its mullioned windows and square dovecote tower was once home to the post-impressionist painter Henri Martin.

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Saint-Astier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Monument aux morts de la guerre1914-1918

Erected between 1920 and 1922, this monument to the dead of Saint-Astier marks the corner of the Place de la Victoire with its column topped by a funerary urn, combining symbolism and town planning in a sober yet powerful tribute.

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Ploërmel · Bretagne

Maison dite des Marmousets

In Ploërmel, the Maison des Marmousets (1586) fascinates with its entirely sculpted timber-framed façade: grotesque figures, acanthus leaves and Renaissance motifs make up a bestiary of stone and oak that is unique in Brittany.

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Comberanche-et-Epeluche · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Comberanche

Héritière d'une puissante commanderie hospitalière d'Aquitaine, cette église romane du XIIe siècle aux sobres voûtes en berceau brisé fut jadis un phare sur la route de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.

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Saint-Gelven · Bretagne

Manoir de Correc

Nestling in the heart of inland Brittany, Correc Manor spreads its dark schist walls between circular towers and a monumental double porch - a fragment of 16th-century Breton nobility intact in its rural setting.

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Lançon-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Oppidum de Constantine

Perché sur les hauteurs de la Basse-Provence, l'oppidum de Constantine dévoile les vestiges d'un habitat préromain fortifié, offrant un panorama saisissant sur l'étang de Berre et les Alpilles.

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Moncontour · Bretagne

Porte du Faubourg Saint-Jean, ou Poterne Saint-Jean

A striking vestige of Moncontour's medieval fortifications, this 14th-century postern with its semi-circular arch and defensive parapet stands in the heart of an unspoilt Breton hilltop village.

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Parcoul · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of the Périgord Vert, the church of Saint-Martin de Parcoul unfolds eleven centuries of history between its Romanesque nave with its chiselled capitals and its Baroque bell tower-porch - a discreet jewel in the rural Dordogne.

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Cendrieux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de La Pommerie

On the doorstep of the Périgord Noir, this 18th-century château houses a Napoleonic museum unique in the Dordogne: uniforms, weapons and relics of the Empire, all set within a golden stone jewel box.

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Rognes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château (restes)

Veillant sur le village de Rognes depuis les hauteurs de la Provence calcaire, ces vestiges médiévaux témoignent d'un passé seigneurial intense, inscrits aux Monuments Historiques depuis 1929.

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Rampoux · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

Tucked away in the Quercy region, this 12th-century Romanesque church is home to a forgotten treasure: medieval frescoes of rare intensity, including a mysterious 13th-century Tree of Jesse and 15th-century Passion scenes.

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Colombier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Jaubertie

At the gateway to Monbazillac, Château de la Jaubertie displays its discreet elegance in the heart of the Bergerac vineyards. Rebuilt at the end of the 18th century, this manor house of character combines neoclassical grace with the gentleness of the Périgord region.

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Plougasnou · Bretagne

Lec'h de Kermouster

An Iron Age funerary stele on the Plougasnou peninsula, the lec'h at Kermouster bears witness to Armorican Celtic funerary rites and the fascinating culture of the Gallic peoples of Finistère.

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Maulévrier · Pays de la Loire

Château Colbert

Au cœur du Maine-et-Loire, le Château Colbert dissimule un trésor inattendu : le plus grand jardin japonais d'Europe occidentale, niché dans un domaine seigneurial du XVIIe siècle aux décors fin-de-siècle saisissants.

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Séné · Bretagne

Croix de Montsarrac

A jewel of Breton statuary from the 16th century, the Montsarrac cross with its octagonal shaft and twisted knot stands at the crossroads of the village, displaying a Pietà and a Christ on the Cross of rare expressiveness.

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Saint-Brieuc · Bretagne

Croix Mathias

In the heart of Saint-Brieuc, the Mathias Cross has stood since the 14th century, its limestone sculpted with a Christ flanked by apostles and an Eternal Father - a rare example of medieval Breton statuary.

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Saint-Malo · Bretagne

Ancien hôtel André-Desilles, actuellement bibliothèque municipale

In the heart of Saint-Malo, this 17th-century granite town house, the birthplace of André Desilles, boasts a monumental Louis XIII fireplace and a strikingly elegant theatre-lounge.

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Lanvallay · Bretagne

Croix de cimetière

Standing in Lanvallay cemetery, this Gothic cross combines a 16th-century Renaissance shaft with a much older cross head, bearing witness to the Breton faith in all its millennia of continuity.

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Grand-Brassac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Montardy

Sentinel of stone dominating the Dronne valley, the château de Montardy combines medieval heritage and the refinement of the classical centuries, having remained in the same family since the 17th century.

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Naujan-et-Postiac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre

The fortified church of Naujan-et-Postiac is a rare example of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture in the Gironde: its medieval battlements over the nave and its 19th-century painted decoration are as surprising as they are fascinating.

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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie · Occitanie

Maison du 15e siècle

The medieval jewel of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, this 15th-century residence boasts half-timbered corbelling and a Gothic ogival doorway, a remarkable vestige of Lot civil architecture.

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Plouzélambre · Bretagne

Oratoire de Saint-Sylvestre

Nestling in the Trégor countryside, this oratory dedicated to Saint Sylvester bears sober witness to the genius of Breton popular piety in the 17th century, combining rough granite and secular fervour.

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La Martyre · Bretagne

Enceinte de terre de Kerlavarec

A discreet medieval vestige nestling in the hills of Léon, the Kerlavarec earthen enclosure reveals an oval defensive ditch of rare integrity, a silent witness to the territorial power of Brittany in the Middle Ages.

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