ClasséChurch · protected 1909Église de la Trinité de BrélévenezPhoto: Philippe Alès · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.031historic monuments
History of Lannion · Monuments historiques
31 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2023
The Culture ministry lists 31 historic monuments in Lannion: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 23 inscrit (the second level). That’s 15 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 92% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 28 of them.
Monuments historiques
31
15 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
8
the highest protection
Inscrit
23
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Lannion in 28 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-Yvi de LoguivyClassé
Manoir de LangonavalClassé
Chapelle Saint-RochClassé
Église de la Trinité de BrélévenezClassé
ImmeubleClassé+23See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Lannion has had a protected historic area since 2023
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-7 | – January 6, 2023 | PVAP (heritage plan) February 25, 2025 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Lannion’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly
6 of 8classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly, with 15 of the town’s 31 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
31 monuments by protection
8 Classé23 Inscrit
Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point.
Classé
8 classé monuments in Lannion
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 5 of the 8 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1909Église Saint-Yvi de LoguivyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséManor house · protected 1925Manoir de LangonavalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Creasy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1963Maison du 16e siècle, dite Maison du ChapelierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: DocteurCosmos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBuilding · protected 1948Immeuble, 5 rue Emile-LetaillandierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1944Immeuble, 3 rue Geoffroy-de-Pont-BlancPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
23 inscrit monuments in Lannion
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 22, A to Z
Ancien couvent des UrsulinesAncien couvent Sainte-AnneBorne de corvéeBorne de corvéeBorne de corvéeBorne de corvéeChapelle de l'Institution Saint-Joseph (actuellement collège Saint-Joseph)Chapelle Saint-NicodèmeChâteau de KerivonCroix de carrefourCroix du 17e siècleCroix du 18e siècleDeux maisonsDeux maisons à pans de boisFontaine des Cinq-PlaiesMaison du 16e siècleMaison du 16e siècleMaison du 16e siècleMaison du 16e siècleManoir de Crec'h UgienManoir de KerprigentManoir de Kervégan
1 more, named only by its kind
One more is named in the list only by its kind: 1 other.
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Lannion
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes14
Religious buildings10
Bridges & engineering5
Tombs & cemeteries1
Houses & homes: 14 of 31 monuments (45%). 10 are religious buildings, 4 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old
How old Lannion’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution23
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
5 of 29 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez (12th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Lannion’s list has grown since 1907
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1927 · 5
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1907: Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly. 5 were protected in 1927 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
17 people born in Lannion before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Matthieu du Kosker
Louis Joseph Marie Rogon de Carcaradec
Gabriel Hyacinthe Couppé
Joseph-Julien Le Gonidec de Kerdaniel
Joseph François René de Kergariou
Hippolyte Tassel
François Pérennès
Auguste François Marie Glaziou
Charles Huon de Penanster
Henri Raison du Cleuziou
Jules Fortin
Charles Le Goffic
Georges Espinas
Jules-Marie-Victor Courcoux
Paul Le Rolland
Philippe Le Maux
Bernadette Cattanéo
13501500165018001950
AF
Auguste François Marie Glaziou1828–1906 · French landscape designer, botanist and botanical collector
CL
Charles Le Goffic1863–1932 · French poet, novelist and historian
BC
Bernadette Cattanéo1899–1963 · communist trade unionist
MK
Matthieu du Kosker1350–1422 · prelate
LJ
Louis Joseph Marie Rogon de Carcaradec1742–1802 · French officer
GH
Gabriel Hyacinthe Couppé1757–1832 · French politician
JJ
Joseph-Julien Le Gonidec de Kerdaniel1763–1844 · French politician
JF
Joseph François René de Kergariou1779–1849 · French politician
Everyone born in Lannion Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Lannion has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 19,800 to 20,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Lannion31
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (15 per 10,000). Most per resident: Paris 2e, Cahors and Beaune.
The median town of these has 2. 5 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Lannion
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannion | 20,315 | 31 | 8 | Yes |
| Ploubezre | 3,780 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Louannec | 3,019 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pleumeur-Bodou | 3,848 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Trébeurden | 3,821 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Perros-Guirec | 7,336 | 12 | 5 | Yes |
| Trégastel | 2,524 | 7 | 4 | — |
In brief
Lannion in brief
For its size, Lannion has more historic monuments than 92% of compared French towns. All told, the list holds 31 historic monuments, 8 of them classé. Its classé monuments cluster together: 6 of them stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023. Of the 29 with a date, 23 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez, from the 12th century. Beyond that, 7.8% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
- Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
- Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
- Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
- What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
- No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.
Questions about the history of Lannion
How many historic monuments are there in Lannion?
The Culture ministry lists 31 historic monuments in Lannion: 8 classé and 23 inscrit.
Which monuments in Lannion are classé?
8, among them Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez, Église Saint-Yvi de Loguivy, Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly, Manoir de Langonaval, Maison du 16e siècle, dite Maison du Chapelier and Chapelle Saint-Roch.
How old are the monuments of Lannion?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Lannion a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Lannion has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023.
When were monuments in Lannion first protected?
The first in 1907, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Lannion?
7.8% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.