ClasséManor house · protected 2005Ancien manoir de Kermathéman BrazPhoto: Fanchonline · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien manoir de Kermathéman Braz · Photo: Fanchonline · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Pédernec · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Pédernec: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). That’s 32 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
32 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
14%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Pédernec in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
MenhirClassé
Chapelle Saint-Hervé du Ménez-BréClassé
Chapelle Notre-Dame de LoretteInscrit
Église Saint-PierreInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Pédernec’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 5 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien manoir de Kermathéman Braz (16th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Pédernec’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
4 Classé2 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
4 classé monuments in Pédernec
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChapel · protected 1962Chapelle Saint-Hervé du Ménez-BréPhoto: Original téléversé par Ifernyen sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1958Zone de terrain contenant des vestiges archéologiquesPart of the building is protected
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Pédernec
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1970Église Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: rosine-nicolas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChapel · protected 1928Chapelle Notre-Dame de LorettePhoto: rosine-nicolas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
14% of homes in Pédernec were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
14%
Before 1919
9.8%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
PédernecMedian compared French town
14% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Pédernec
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pédernec | 1,893 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Bégard | 4,889 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Grâces | 2,601 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Guingamp | 7,111 | 16 | 6 | Yes |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ploumagoar | 5,414 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Roche-Jaudy | 2,629 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
In brief
Pédernec in brief
Old houses are part of Pédernec’s character: 14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 6 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 4 of 5. Beyond that, most entries are churches and religious buildings; and the list grew between 1889 and 2005.
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 Pédernec
How many historic monuments are there in Pédernec?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Pédernec: 4 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Pédernec are classé?
4, among them Ancien manoir de Kermathéman Braz, Chapelle Saint-Hervé du Ménez-Bré and Zone de terrain contenant des vestiges archéologiques.
How old are the monuments of Pédernec?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Pédernec first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 2005.
How old are the homes in Pédernec?
14% 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) · 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.