ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Allée couverte sous tumulus, dolmen du RocherPhoto: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allée couverte sous tumulus, dolmen du Rocher · Photo: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Le Bono · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Le Bono: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 19 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 95% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
19 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Le Bono in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Le vieux pont suspenduInscrit
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-BecquerelInscrit
Moulin de KervilioInscrit+1See 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 Le Bono’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.2
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Allée couverte sous tumulus, dolmen du Rocher (Prehistory).
Map
Where Le Bono’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.
5 monuments by protection
2 Classé3 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
2 classé monuments in Le Bono
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.
Burial mound · protected 1928Sépultures circulaires sous tertre tumulairePhoto: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Le Bono
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1925Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-BecquerelPhoto: Ollamh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritAge of homes
4.5% of homes in Le Bono were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.5%
Before 1919
7.5%
1919–45
14%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
24%
1991–2005
29%
2006 on
Le BonoMedian compared French town
4.5% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Le Bono has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,600 to 2,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Le Bono5
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (19 per 10,000). Most per resident: Josselin, Le Palais and Clairac.
The median town of these has 1. 17 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Bono
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bono | 2,608 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Plougoumelen | 2,664 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Baden | 5,086 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Crach | 3,423 | 14 | 5 | — |
| Pluneret | 6,262 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Auray | 14,207 | 23 | 3 | Yes |
| Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | 2,889 | 4 | 1 | — |
In brief
Le Bono in brief
The record in Le Bono starts with Allée couverte sous tumulus, dolmen du Rocher, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 95% of compared French towns.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Its homes are mostly newer: 4.5% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1889 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 Le Bono
How many historic monuments are there in Le Bono?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Le Bono: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Le Bono are classé?
2, among them Allée couverte sous tumulus, dolmen du Rocher and Sépultures circulaires sous tertre tumulaire.
How old are the monuments of Le Bono?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Le Bono first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 1997.
How old are the homes in Le Bono?
4.5% 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.