ClasséChurch · protected 1916Église Saint-HouardonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Pont de Rohan et maisons · Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.015historic monuments
History of Landerneau · Monuments historiques
15 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Landerneau: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). 2 have no protection level on the list. That’s 9.2 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 84% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 16th century. We have photos of 14 of them.
Monuments historiques
15
9.2 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Landerneau in 14 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien couvent des CapucinsClassé
Église Saint-HouardonClassé
Maison du 16e siècle, dite des "Treize Lunes"Classé
Maison du 17e siècleInscrit
Ancien ossuaire de Saint-ThomasInscrit+9See 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
Landerneau has had a protected historic area since 1996
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-31 | ZPPAUP September 12, 1996 | AVAP (heritage area rules) October 7, 2016 |
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 Landerneau’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-Houardon
4 of 4classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Houardon, with 11 of the town’s 15 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
15 monuments by protection
4 Classé9 Inscrit2 Level not given
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. 3 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Landerneau
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 2005Maison du 16e siècle, dite des "Treize Lunes"Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséConvent · protected 1970Ancien couvent des CapucinsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 1929Pont de Rohan et maisonsPhoto: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
11 inscrit monuments in Landerneau
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 2 of them have no protection level on the list.
InscritChurch · protected 1932Église Saint-Thomas-de-CantorbéryPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1925Église Sainte-Beuzit de Beuzit-ConoganPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritFunerary monument · protected 1925Ancien ossuaire de Saint-ThomasPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1992Château de Chef-du-BoisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1924Maison de la Duchesse Anne, ou hôtel de RohanPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison dite de Notre-Dame-de-RumengolPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison du 17e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Tosid85 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouseMaison de bois
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Landerneau
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes7
Religious buildings4
Tombs & cemeteries1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 7 of 15 monuments (47%). 4 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 2 have no domain on the list.
When protected
Landerneau’s list has grown since 1916
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1916: Église Saint-Houardon. 2 were protected in 1925 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
4% of homes in Landerneau were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4%
Before 1919
5.5%
1919–45
29%
1946–70
30%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
LanderneauMedian compared French town
4% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Landerneau before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Louis Julien de Roujoux
Prudence-Guillaume de Roujoux
Louis Marcotte de Quivières
Max Radiguet
Paul de Flotte
Lionel Radiguet
Jean-Louis Rolland
Frank Henry
Marcel Kerbrat
175017751800182518501875190019251950
LJ
Louis Julien de Roujoux1753–1829 · French politician
PG
Prudence-Guillaume de Roujoux1779–1836 · French historian
LM
Louis Marcotte de Quivières1815–1899 · French official (19th century)
MR
Max Radiguet1816–1899 · French writer
PF
Paul de Flotte1817–1860 · French explorer, inventor and politician
LR
Lionel Radiguet1857–1936 · French writer
JL
Jean-Louis Rolland1891–1970 · French politician
FH
Frank Henry1892–1914 · French bicycle racer
Everyone born in Landerneau Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Landerneau has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 15,900 to 16,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Landerneau15
#6 of 41for monuments per resident (9.2 per 10,000). Most per resident: Lons-le-Saunier, Verdun and Hennebont.
The median town of these has 3. 6 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Landerneau
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 15 | 4 | Yes |
| Plouédern | 3,103 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ploudaniel | 3,732 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Guipavas | 15,538 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 11,897 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 13,434 | 3 | 1 | — |
In brief
Landerneau in brief
Measured per resident, Landerneau has more historic monuments than 84% of compared French towns. In all there are 15 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Pont de Rohan et maisons. Église Saint-Houardon sits at the heart of it all, with 4 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996. Of the 9 people born here before 1900, the best known include Louis Julien de Roujoux (1753), Prudence-Guillaume de Roujoux (1779) and Louis Marcotte de Quivières (1815). Its homes are mostly newer: 4% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, most dated ones come from the 16th to 18th centuries.
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 Landerneau
How many historic monuments are there in Landerneau?
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Landerneau: 4 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Landerneau are classé?
4, among them Église Saint-Houardon, Maison du 16e siècle, dite des "Treize Lunes", Ancien couvent des Capucins and Pont de Rohan et maisons.
How old are the monuments of Landerneau?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
Is Landerneau a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Landerneau has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996.
When were monuments in Landerneau first protected?
The first in 1916, the latest in 2019.
How old are the homes in Landerneau?
4% 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.