ClasséDolmen · protected 1958Dolmen de RoscasquenPhoto: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien hôpital Frémeur · Photo: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.019historic monuments
History of Quimperlé · Monuments historiques
19 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1994. The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Quimperlé: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). That’s 15 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 92% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 18 of them.
Monuments historiques
19
15 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
8
the highest protection
Inscrit
11
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
8.1%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Quimperlé in 18 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Dolmen de RoscasquenClassé
Maison dite Maison des ArchersClassé
Église Sainte-CroixClassé
MaisonClassé
Ancienne abbaye de Saint-ColombanClassé+13See 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 Quimperlé’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.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution9
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
7 of 16 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Dolmen de Roscasquen (Prehistory). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Quimperlé’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Colomban
6 of 8classé monuments stand within 400 m of Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Colomban, with 14 of the town’s 19 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
19 monuments by protection
8 Classé11 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 Quimperlé
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 8 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église Sainte-CroixPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Schorle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséAbbey · protected 1949Ancienne abbaye de Saint-ColombanPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sferay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1915Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de Saint-MichelPhoto: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1972Maison dite Maison des ArchersPhoto: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHospital · protected 2004Ancien hôpital FrémeurPhoto: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1931Maison du 16e sièclePhoto: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1976Maison, 4 rue Dom-MoricePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
11 inscrit monuments in Quimperlé
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1932Maison de retraite du BourgneufPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Monstruosator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison du 16e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Alexandre260 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritConvent · protected 1927Ancien couvent des UrsulinesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1932Ancien présidialPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison, 8 rue Brémond-d'ArsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison, 8 rue SavaryPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison, 10 rue Brémond-d'ArsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison, 12 rue Brémond-d'ArsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1928Maison, place Saint-Michel
What’s protected
Most of Quimperlé’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes11
Religious buildings4
Public & civic2
Tombs & cemeteries1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 11 of 19 monuments (58%). 4 are religious buildings, 3 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
Protected area
Quimperlé has had a protected historic area since 1994
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-51 | ZPPAUP December 9, 1994 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) April 27, 2010 |
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
8 of Quimperlé’s monuments were protected in 1928
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1928 · 8
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1840: Église Sainte-Croix. That was France’s first list of monuments historiques, drawn up in Prosper Mérimée’s time as inspector. 8 were protected in 1928 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
15 people born in Quimperlé before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pierre-Hyacinthe Morice de Beaubois
Louis-Jacques-Hippolyte Coroller du Moustoir
Claude Marie d'Hervo
Joseph Fortuné Cuny
Yves, Joseph, Marie Frogerays
Antoine Le Couriault du Quilio
François Marie Briant de Laubrière
Élie Jean François Le Guillou
Louis Marie du Couëdic
Théodore Hersart de La Villemarqué
Ernest du Laurens de la Barre
Paul Peyron
Alexis Savary
Fernand Kerforne
Paule Gobillard
1650170017501800185019001950
TH
Théodore Hersart de La Villemarqué1815–1895 · French writer
PG
Paule Gobillard1867–1946 · visual artist
PH
Pierre-Hyacinthe Morice de Beaubois1693–1750 · French historian
LJ
Louis-Jacques-Hippolyte Coroller du Moustoir1742–1807 · French politician
CM
Claude Marie d'Hervo1766–1809 · French officer
JF
Joseph Fortuné Cuny1773–1845 · French politician
YJ
Yves, Joseph, Marie Frogerays1773–1831 · French politician
AL
Antoine Le Couriault du Quilio1779–1864 · French politician
Everyone born in Quimperlé Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Quimperlé has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 12,200 to 12,700 residents, by historic monuments.
Quimperlé19
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (15 per 10,000). Most per resident: Mende, Bayeux and Obernai.
The median town of these has 2. 9 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Quimperlé
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimperlé | 12,469 | 19 | 8 | Yes |
| Mellac | 3,404 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Rédené | 3,043 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 4,708 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Guidel Morbihan | 12,338 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Moëlan-sur-Mer | 6,749 | 10 | 4 | Yes |
| Gestel Morbihan | 2,601 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Quimperlé in brief
The record in Quimperlé starts with Dolmen de Roscasquen, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 19 historic monuments, 8 of them classé, including Ancien hôpital Frémeur. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 92% of compared French towns. Its classé monuments cluster together: 6 of them stand within 400 m of Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Colomban.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994. Most entries on the list, 58%, are houses and homes. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 8.1% 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 Quimperlé
How many historic monuments are there in Quimperlé?
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Quimperlé: 8 classé and 11 inscrit.
Which monuments in Quimperlé are classé?
8, among them Dolmen de Roscasquen, Église Sainte-Croix, Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Colomban, Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de Saint-Michel, Maison dite Maison des Archers and Ancien hôpital Frémeur.
How old are the monuments of Quimperlé?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Quimperlé a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Quimperlé has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
When were monuments in Quimperlé first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Quimperlé?
8.1% 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.