ClasséFunerary monument · protected 1862Alignements de Ty-ar-C'huré, ou maison du Curé, Kercolleoc'hPhoto: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Alignements de Ty-ar-C'huré, ou maison du Curé, Kercolleoc'h · Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Crozon · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Crozon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). That’s 8 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 81% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
8 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Crozon in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Villa Ker Ar BruckClassé
Four à chaux de l'AberInscrit
Alignement mégalithiqueInscrit
Ensemble formé par l'oppidum et les dolmens de la pointe de Lostmarc'h, ou Kastell Lostmarc'h, éperon barré de Lostmarc'hInscrit
Chapelle Saint-FiacreInscrit+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 Crozon’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
2 Classé4 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
2 classé monuments in Crozon
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 2004Villa Ker Ar BruckPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Michael Rapp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Crozon
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFunerary monument · protected 1980Alignement mégalithiquePhoto: Ofion serpiente · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 1988Four à chaux de l'AberPhoto: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChapel · protected 1932Chapelle Saint-FiacrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Michael Rapp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMonument · protected 1980Ensemble formé par l'oppidum et les dolmens de la pointe de Lostmarc'h, ou Kastell Lostmarc'h, éperon barré de Lostmarc'hPhoto: Farz brujunet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born before 1900
3 people born in Crozon before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Joseph-Marie Graveran
Guillaume Balay
Louis Jouvet
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Guillaume Balay1871–1943 · French musician
LJ
Louis Jouvet1887–1951 · French actor
JM
Joseph-Marie Graveran1793–1855 · French school teacher, politician, school teacher and catholic priest
Everyone born in Crozon Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Crozon has the 9th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 7,400 to 7,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Crozon6
#9 of 41for monuments per resident (8 per 10,000). Most per resident: Langres, Wissembourg and Clisson.
The median town of these has 2. 7 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Crozon
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crozon | 7,499 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 13,434 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Plouzané | 13,567 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brest | 142,346 | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 5,130 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 11,897 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Crozon in brief
The record in Crozon starts with Alignement mégalithique, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 81% of compared French towns.
Only 8 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Guillaume Balay (1871), Louis Jouvet (1887) and Joseph-Marie Graveran (1793) were all born here before 1900. Beyond that, the list grew between 1862 and 2004; and 7.5% 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 Crozon
How many historic monuments are there in Crozon?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Crozon: 2 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Crozon are classé?
2, among them Alignements de Ty-ar-C'huré, ou maison du Curé, Kercolleoc'h and Villa Ker Ar Bruck.
How old are the monuments of Crozon?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Crozon first protected?
The first in 1862, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Crozon?
7.5% 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 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.