ClasséDolmen · protected 1922Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autourPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.010historic monuments
History of Plomeur · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1989. The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Plomeur: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from prehistory. We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
10
26 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
8
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Plomeur in 8 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Dolmen de LestrigniouClassé
Dolmen de Penquer-BloasClassé
Presqu'île de la Torche ou Bogan DorchennClassé
Menhir de Lanvenael et bande de terrain autourClassé
Trois menhirs de Kerfland et bande de terrain autourClassé+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Plomeur has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,900 to 3,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Plomeur10
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (26 per 10,000). Most per resident: Mortagne-au-Perche, Belz and Plomeur.
The median town of these has 2. 11 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Plomeur’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.
10 monuments by protection
8 Classé2 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
8 classé monuments in Plomeur
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.
Classé
ClasséDolmen · protected 1924Dolmen de Penquer-BloasPhoto: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1923Menhir de Lanvenael et bande de terrain autourPhoto: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1960Presqu'île de la Torche ou Bogan DorchennPhoto: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1923Trois menhirs de Kerfland et bande de terrain autourPhoto: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1924Lec'h surmonté d'une croix dite d'Ar-Groez-Veur
Burial mound · protected 1929Tertre de la ferme de Saint-Urnel avec les mégalithes qui l'entourent
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Plomeur
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChapel · protected 1926Chapelle de la Tréminou et restes du calvaire situé à l'Est de la chapellePhoto: Havang · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Plomeur’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.8
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution0
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
10 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour (Prehistory).
Protected area
Plomeur has had a protected historic area since 1989
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-43 | ZPPAUP May 2, 1989 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) May 2, 1989 |
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.
When protected
2 of Plomeur’s monuments were protected in 1923
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1922: Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour. 2 were protected in 1923 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Plomeur
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plomeur | 3,904 | 10 | 8 | Yes |
| Guilvinec | 2,669 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 3,718 | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| Penmarch | 5,508 | 13 | 12 | Yes |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 8,484 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 6,452 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Loctudy | 4,075 | 4 | 3 | — |
In brief
Plomeur in brief
The record in Plomeur starts with Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 10 historic monuments, 8 of them classé. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 97% of compared French towns. Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1989. Most of its dated monuments come from prehistory or Antiquity: 8 of 10. The rest is about typical: most entries are tombs and cemeteries; and 6% 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 Plomeur
How many historic monuments are there in Plomeur?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Plomeur: 8 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Plomeur are classé?
8, among them Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour, Dolmen de Lestrigniou, Dolmen de Penquer-Bloas, Lec'h surmonté d'une croix dite d'Ar-Groez-Veur, Menhir de Lanvenael et bande de terrain autour and Presqu'île de la Torche ou Bogan Dorchenn.
How old are the monuments of Plomeur?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Plomeur a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Plomeur has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1989.
When were monuments in Plomeur first protected?
The first in 1922, the latest in 1983.
How old are the homes in Plomeur?
6% 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) · 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.