ClasséTown walls · protected 1899Remparts de la Ville ClosePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fort du Cabellou · Photo: Julien1978 · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Concarneau · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1992. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Concarneau: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 3.8 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 63% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
3.8 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Concarneau in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Remparts de la Ville CloseClassé
Ancienne caserne HervoInscrit
Château de KérioletInscrit
ImmeublesInscrit
Église Notre-Dame-de-LoretteInscrit+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 Concarneau’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.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Remparts de la Ville Close (15th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Concarneau’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.
8 monuments by protection
3 Classé5 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 Concarneau
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.
ClasséInscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Concarneau
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChurch · protected 1968Église Notre-Dame-de-LorettePhoto: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1984Château de KérioletPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Julien1978 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1971Immeubles, 5, 7 rue TourvillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Military building · protected 2019Poudrière de la Ville close
Protected area
Concarneau has had a protected historic area since 1992
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-25 | ZPPAUP February 26, 1992 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) February 26, 1992 |
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.
Age of homes
4.5% of homes in Concarneau were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.5%
Before 1919
5.2%
1919–45
26%
1946–70
31%
1971–90
15%
1991–2005
18%
2006 on
ConcarneauMedian compared French town
4.5% 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 (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Concarneau before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Guillaume Le Prestre de Lézonnet
Jean-Marie Le Bris
Auguste Dupouy
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JM
Jean-Marie Le Bris1817–1872 · French aviation pioneer
GL
Guillaume Le Prestre de Lézonnet1587–1640 · French bishop
AD
Auguste Dupouy1872–1967 · French poet
Everyone born in Concarneau Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Concarneau has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 20,200 to 21,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Concarneau8
#8 of 41for monuments per resident (3.8 per 10,000). Most per resident: Beaune, Lannion and Fougères.
The median town of these has 2. 5 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Concarneau
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 20,845 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Trégunc | 7,148 | 9 | 6 | — |
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 3,508 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Melgven | 3,371 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Fouesnant | 10,436 | 8 | 6 | — |
| Saint-Yvi | 3,431 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Évarzec | 3,574 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Concarneau in brief
Concarneau has 8 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1992. Of the 7 with a date, 4 come from the 16th to 18th centuries.
Jean-Marie Le Bris (1817), Guillaume Le Prestre de Lézonnet (1587) and Auguste Dupouy (1872) were all born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 4.5% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, most entries are military buildings; per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1899 and 2019.
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 Concarneau
How many historic monuments are there in Concarneau?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Concarneau: 3 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Concarneau are classé?
3, among them Remparts de la Ville Close and Fort du Cabellou.
How old are the monuments of Concarneau?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Concarneau a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Concarneau has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1992.
When were monuments in Concarneau first protected?
The first in 1899, the latest in 2019.
How old are the homes in Concarneau?
4.5% 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.