ClasséChurch · protected 1985Église Notre-Dame de RumengolPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.027historic monuments
History of Le Faou · Monuments historiques
27 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1991
The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Le Faou: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 20 inscrit (the second level). 5 have no protection level on the list. The oldest date from the 16th century. That’s 141 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 23 of them.
Monuments historiques
27
141 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
20
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Le Faou in 23 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-Dame de RumengolClassé
Maison du 16e siècleClassé
MaisonInscrit
Fontaine du 16e siècle de RumengolInscrit
MaisonInscrit+18See 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
Le Faou has had a protected historic area since 1991
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-34 | ZPPAUP February 12, 1991 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) February 12, 1991 |
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 Le Faou’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritLevel not given
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
27 monuments by protection
2 Classé20 Inscrit5 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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Le Faou
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséInscrit
25 inscrit monuments in Le Faou
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 5 of them have no protection level on the list.
All 25, A to Z
Église Saint-SauveurFontaine du 16e siècle de RumengolMaison, 1 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 1 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 11 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 2 rue de RosnoënMaison, 2 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 21 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 22, 24 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 3 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 30 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 32 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 33 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 35 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 36 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 4 rue de la MairieMaison, 4, 6 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 44 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 46 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 48 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 5 place des Fusillés-et-RésistantsMaison, 50 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 52 rue du Général-de-GaulleMaison, 6 rue de RosnoënMaison, 8 place des Fusillés-et-Résistants
23 more, named only by their kind
23 more are named in the list only by their kind: 23 houses (maisons). The 23 with an address are in the list above, by it.
What’s protected
Most of Le Faou’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes24
Religious buildings2
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 24 of 27 monuments (89%). 2 are religious buildings, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
When protected
Over half of Le Faou’s monuments were protected in 1951
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1951 · 14
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1925: Maison du 16e siècle. 14 were protected in 1951 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
12% of homes in Le Faou were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
25%
1946–70
30%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
9.9%
2006 on
Le FaouMedian compared French town
12% 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.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Faou
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Faou | 1,911 | 27 | 2 | Yes |
| Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | 3,663 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Châteaulin | 5,085 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Pleyben | 3,692 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 13,434 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 15 | 4 | Yes |
In brief
Le Faou in brief
More of Le Faou’s homes are old than in most places: 12% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 27 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1991. Most entries on the list, 89%, are houses and homes.
The oldest, Église Notre-Dame de Rumengol, dates from the 16th century. The big year was 1951, when 14 of the 22 went on the list. The rest is about typical: most dated ones come from the 16th to 18th centuries; and Hippolyte Caurant (1839) was born here before 1900.
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 Le Faou
How many historic monuments are there in Le Faou?
The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Le Faou: 2 classé and 20 inscrit.
Which monuments in Le Faou are classé?
2, among them Église Notre-Dame de Rumengol and Maison du 16e siècle.
How old are the monuments of Le Faou?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
Is Le Faou a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Le Faou has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1991.
When were monuments in Le Faou first protected?
The first in 1925, the latest in 1985.
How old are the homes in Le Faou?
12% 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.