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Ploemeur · Bretagne

Baraque de type canadien implantée dans la cité de l'habitat provisoire de Soye

A rare vestige of the post-war era, this Canadian barrack in the temporary housing estate of Soye in Ploemeur embodies the working-class and social memory of Brittany's reconstruction in the 1950s.

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Concarneau · Bretagne

Poudrière de la Ville close

Nestling in the heart of the walled town of Concarneau, this 19th-century powder magazine is the heir to two centuries' worth of defensive expertise, and has preserved its original blast-proofing intact.

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Saint-Nolff · Bretagne

Croix du 16e siècle

A jewel of 16th-century Breton sculpture, the banner cross at Saint-Colombier displays an iconographic programme of rare density, combining Passion, Resurrection and mysterious knights in stone.

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Sauzon · Bretagne

Menhirs Jean et Jeanne de Kerledan

Standing facing the ocean at Belle-Île-en-Mer, Jean and Jeanne de Kerledan form a pair of Neolithic menhirs steeped in Breton legend, stone witnesses to a mysterious civilisation over 5,000 years old.

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Saint-Gérand · Bretagne

Croix de l'ancien cimetière située au Nord de l'église

To the north of the church of Saint-Gérand, this 17th-century cemetery cross features a remarkable octagonal granite shaft, crowned by a sculpted bishop who is thought to be the local patron saint, Guerec.

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Quimperlé · Bretagne

Maison

An unusual gem in Quimperlé, this medieval house stands on the remains of the former porch of Saint-Michel church, of which it has preserved the side façades, a unique example of architectural reuse in Brittany.

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Caudan · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Vérité

In the heart of Morbihan, this 16th-century chapel is a blend of late Gothic and early Renaissance, with a carved wooden gallery depicting the apostles - a discreet masterpiece listed as a Historic Monument.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Centre hospitalier spécialisé Charles Perrens

The Charles Perrens centre in Bordeaux, a former "model hospital" dating from the end of the 19th century, boasts a bold pavilion architecture, with a medieval tower and galleries skilfully organised according to alienist theories.

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Montertelot · Bretagne

Croix de chemin

A sculpted jewel from the 16th century, this banner cross in Montertelot granite displays an iconographic programme of rare delicacy on both sides: Christ on the Cross, the Virgin and Child and mysterious donors.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison dite hollandaise

Facing the Garonne, two twin 17th-century houses with scrolled gables are a reminder of Flemish architecture in the heart of Bordeaux - a rare reminder of the port city's cosmopolitan trading culture.

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Landebaëron · Bretagne

Menhir de Menou-Glas

A stone sentinel erected since the Neolithic period, the Menou-Glas menhir watches over the moors of the Trégor region of Brittany. A silent witness to five millennia of human history in deepest Brittany.

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Champcevinel · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Borie-Petit

A medieval fortress in Périgord, Borie-Petit combines machicolated towers, an entrance châtelet and a 17th-century dovecote in a verdant setting on the outskirts of Périgueux.

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Saussey · Normandie

Manoir d'Argences

Nestling in the Normandy bocage, the Manoir d'Argences is set around an enclosed courtyard. It dates back to the early 17th century and is a rare example of coherent architecture, crowned by a rectangular dovecote dating from 1612, a precious vestige of seigniorial architecture.

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Yvetot-Bocage · Normandie

Château de Servigny

On the edge of the Cotentin peninsula, Servigny castle's Norman granite facades blend Renaissance and Classicism, bearing witness to a provincial aristocracy that shaped the English Channel for three centuries.

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Aix-en-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel Bonnet de la Beaume

Joyau de l'architecture civile aixoise du XVIIIe siècle, l'hôtel Bonnet de la Beaume déploie l'élégance raffinée des grands hôtels particuliers provençaux, classé Monument Historique depuis 1990.

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Aix-en-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de Réauville ou de la Tour d'Aigues ou de Caumont

Au cœur du vieil Aix, l'hôtel de Réauville conjugue l'élégance sobre du classicisme provençal du XVIIIe siècle à une façade ordonnancée d'une rare finesse, témoin discret des grandes dynasties parlementaires aixoises.

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Pellegrue · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château du Puch de Gensac

Perched on a rocky promontory in the Entre-deux-Mers region, Puch de Gensac boasts seven centuries of seigniorial architecture, from the medieval archway to the Renaissance drawbridge tower-gate.

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Figeac · Occitanie

Château de Ceint-d'Eau

A stone sentinel overlooking the Lot, Ceint-d'Eau combines three Renaissance towers with a classical main building in a rare architectural dialogue, at the gateway to Figeac, a town with legendary medieval origins.

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Perros-Guirec · Bretagne

Chapelle de Notre-Dame de la Clarté

A jewel of pink granite perched high above Perros-Guirec, the Chapel of Notre-Dame de la Clarté is home to an exceptional Stations of the Cross by Maurice Denis, a master of sacred symbolism.

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Kergloff · Bretagne

Cinq tumuli

Five Bronze Age burial mounds stand watch over the Kergloff moors, silent witnesses to a vanished civilisation. A rare burial site in Finistère, listed as a Historic Monument.

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Plumelec · Bretagne

Restes du château de la Sauldraye

In the heart of Morbihan, the remains of Château de la Sauldraye reveal a Renaissance gateway adorned with machicolations and a polygonal turret pierced with a couleuvrine - a fragment of Breton nobility from the 16th century.

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Plouaret · Bretagne

Manoir de Kérépol

Nestling to the west of Plouaret, the manor house of Kérépol displays its 17th-century Breton elegance around a remarkably well-preserved enclosed courtyard, a living testimony to the rural nobility of the Armorican region.

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Chaudefonds-sur-Layon · Pays de la Loire

Logis de la Basse-Guerche (ancien)

Au cœur du vignoble du Layon, ce logis seigneurial du XVe siècle dévoile l'élégance sobre de l'architecture angevine médiévale tardive, où tuffeau blanc et toitures ardoisées dialoguent avec les coteaux.

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Le Verdon-sur-Mer · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Phare de la Pointe de Grave

Standing as a square sentinel at the mouth of the Gironde since 1860, the Pointe de Grave lighthouse, with its 28 metres of black and white masonry, keeps watch over one of the most formidable shipping lanes in the Atlantic.

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