ClasséDolmen · protected 1938Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulairePhoto: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen de Kerveresse · Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.019historic monuments
History of Locmariaquer · Monuments historiques
19 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Locmariaquer: 13 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). That’s 120 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 18 of them.
Monuments historiques
19
120 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
13
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Locmariaquer in 18 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Menhir couché dit Men-BronsoClassé
Dolmen, à KerludClassé
Dolmen dit Table-des-MarchandsClassé
TumulusClassé
Dolmen des Pierres-PlatesClassé+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 Locmariaquer’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.17
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
18 of 19 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Alignements de Kerpenhir (Prehistory).
Map
Where Locmariaquer’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands
6 of 13classé monuments stand within 400 m of Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands, with 7 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
13 Classé6 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
13 classé monuments in Locmariaquer
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.
Dolmen · protected 1938Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire à KerdanielPhoto: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséDolmen · protected 1929Dolmen à galerie dit Er-RohPhoto: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Dolmen des Pierres-PlatesPhoto: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1889Dolmen dit Table-des-MarchandsPhoto: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Dolmen du Mané-RutualPhoto: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1889Grand menhir de Men-er-GrahPhoto: Broken_menhir.jpg : Bjørn som tegner derivative work: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1938Menhir couché dit Men-BronsoPhoto: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBurial mound · protected 1889Tumulus avec dolmen du Mamé-er-Hroëk, dit aussi du RuykPhoto: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBurial mound · protected 1889Tumulus avec dolmen du Mané-NéludPhoto: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Locmariaquer
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFunerary monument · protected 2023Alignements de KerpenhirPhoto: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritDolmen · protected 2023Dolmen de la pointe Er HourelPhoto: Wikinade · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritDolmen · protected 2023Dolmen de Saint-Pierre LopérecPhoto: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritStanding stone · protected 2023Menhir « Men er Mere »Photo: Mérovée Dubois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 2023Église Notre-Dame de KerdroPhoto: Dietrich · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCemetery · protected 1939Nouveau cimetièrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
When protected
7 of Locmariaquer’s monuments were protected in 1889
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1889 · 72023 · 5
18801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1889: Dolmen de Kerveresse, Dolmen des Pierres-Plates and Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands. 5 have been added since 2011.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Locmariaquer
In brief
Locmariaquer in brief
Alignements de Kerpenhir, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Locmariaquer. In all there are 19 historic monuments, 13 of them classé, including Dolmen de Kerveresse. Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands and other monuments here are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands sits at the heart of it all, with 6 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Of the 19 with a date, 17 come from prehistory or Antiquity. The rest is about typical: most entries are tombs and cemeteries; and 11% 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 Locmariaquer
How many historic monuments are there in Locmariaquer?
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Locmariaquer: 13 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Locmariaquer are classé?
13, among them Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire, Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire à Kerdaniel, Dolmen à galerie dit Er-Roh, Dolmen de Kerveresse, Dolmen des Pierres-Plates and Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands.
How old are the monuments of Locmariaquer?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Locmariaquer first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 2023.
How old are the homes in Locmariaquer?
11% 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 4, 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.