ClasséChurch · protected 1913Église Notre-Dame du RoncierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gwendal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fontaine du 16e siècle · Photo: Gwendal · CC BY-SA 3.04historic monuments
History of Rostrenen · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, 3 classé
Protection in Rostrenen began in 1909. Rostrenen’s oldest monuments date from the 14th century. 4 of Rostrenen’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
10%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Rostrenen in pictures
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Chapelle Saint-JacquesClassé
Église Notre-Dame du RoncierClassé
Chapelle de LocmariaInscrit+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.
Map
Where Rostrenen’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Chapelle Saint-Jacques
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Chapelle Saint-Jacques, with 3 of the town’s 4 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
4 monuments by protection
3 Classé1 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
3 classé monuments in Rostrenen
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé
ClasséInscrit
One inscrit monument in Rostrenen
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBorn before 1900
6 people born in Rostrenen before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Louis François Le Gallic de Kerizouet
Pierre-Jean Le Breton
Olivier Perrin
Pierre Claude François Le Dissez de Penanrun
Jean-Hubert Bouché
Jean Le Fustec
170017501800185019001950
JL
Jean Le Fustec1855–1910 · Breton Bard
LF
Louis François Le Gallic de Kerizouet1747–1834 · French politician
PJ
Pierre-Jean Le Breton1752–1829 · French politician
OP
Olivier Perrin1761–1832 · French painter
PC
Pierre Claude François Le Dissez de Penanrun1766–1834 · French politician
JH
Jean-Hubert Bouché1827–1915 · French politician
Everyone born in Rostrenen Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Rostrenen has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,200 to 3,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Rostrenen4
The median town of these has 1. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Rostrenen
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostrenen | 3,282 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère | 7,412 | 8 | 4 | — |
| Cléguérec Morbihan | 2,885 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Gourin Morbihan | 3,960 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Guerlédan | 2,532 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Le Faouët Morbihan | 2,814 | 9 | 4 | — |
In brief
Rostrenen in brief
The official list counts 4 historic monuments in Rostrenen, 3 of them classé, including Fontaine du 16e siècle. Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Chapelle Saint-Jacques. Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Jean Le Fustec (1855), Louis François Le Gallic de Kerizouet (1747) and Pierre-Jean Le Breton (1752) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. The oldest, Chapelle de Locmaria, dates from the 14th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1909 and 1964; and 10% 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 Rostrenen
How many historic monuments are there in Rostrenen?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Rostrenen: 3 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Rostrenen are classé?
3, among them Église Notre-Dame du Roncier, Chapelle Saint-Jacques and Fontaine du 16e siècle.
How old are the homes in Rostrenen?
10% 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 9, 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.