ClasséHouse · protected 1914Maison dite de Marie StuartPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos · Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Roscoff · Monuments historiques
8 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 2004. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Roscoff: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 1st century. We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
24 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
1st c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Roscoff in 8 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison dite de Marie StuartClassé
DemeureClassé
ImmeubleInscrit
MaisonInscrit
Demeure du passage Louis-NoirInscrit+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
Roscoff has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,300 to 3,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Roscoff8
#2 of 41for monuments per resident (24 per 10,000). Most per resident: Bonifacio, Roscoff and Val-au-Perche.
The median town of these has 1. 16 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Roscoff’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos, with 8 of the town’s 8 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
8 monuments by protection
3 Classé5 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
3 classé monuments in Roscoff
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1886Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclosPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséResidence · protected 1997Demeure, 2 rue Armand-RousseauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Roscoff
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritResidence · protected 1997Demeure du passage Louis-NoirPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1974Maison dite de Marie StuartPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1997Maison, 9 rue Amiral-RéveillèrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1997Maisons, 16, 18 rue Albert-de-MunPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1975Immeuble, 22 rue de l'Amiral-RéveillèrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Roscoff’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.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution7
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 8 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Maison dite de Marie Stuart (1st & 16th c.).
Protected area
Roscoff has had a protected historic area since 2004
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-52 | ZPPAUP September 18, 2004 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) September 18, 2004 |
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.
Age of homes
12% of homes in Roscoff were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
8.5%
1919–45
17%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
RoscoffMedian 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Roscoff
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoff | 3,334 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Saint-Pol-de-Léon | 6,941 | 18 | 5 | — |
| Carantec | 3,272 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Plouénan | 2,610 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cléder | 3,584 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Plougasnou | 3,192 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Taulé | 2,914 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Roscoff in brief
For its size, Roscoff has more historic monuments than 97% of compared French towns. In all there are 8 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 12% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2004. Of the 8 with a date, 7 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; François Nicolas Pascal de Kerenveyer (1729) and Maurice Henry-Coüannier (1887) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1886 and 1997.
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 Roscoff
How many historic monuments are there in Roscoff?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Roscoff: 3 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Roscoff are classé?
3, among them Maison dite de Marie Stuart and Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos.
How old are the monuments of Roscoff?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 1st century.
Is Roscoff a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Roscoff has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2004.
When were monuments in Roscoff first protected?
The first in 1886, the latest in 1997.
How old are the homes in Roscoff?
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.