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History of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon · Monuments historiques

9 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). That’s 38 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 8 of them.

Monuments historiques
9
38 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
Classé
8
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in 8 photos

Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Photos 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 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon’s monuments are

Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.

Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.6
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010

6 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Alignements de Saint-Pierre (Prehistory). 2 monuments have no date on the list.

Map

Where Saint-Pierre-Quiberon’s monuments stand

Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.

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 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

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.

Inscrit

One inscrit monument in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.

Neighbors

Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

TownResidentsMonumentsClasséProtected area
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon2,34498—
Quiberon4,8761716—
Carnac4,1947261Yes
Erdeven4,008206—
Ploemel3,17581—
Crach3,423145—
Belz3,893106—
In brief

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in brief

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon’s oldest monument, Alignements de Saint-Pierre, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 8 of them classé, including Dolmen de Roc-en-Aud. Most of its dated monuments come from prehistory or Antiquity: 6 of 7. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are tombs and cemeteries; the list grew between 1889 and 1933; and 7.9% 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 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon?

The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon: 8 classé and 1 inscrit.

Which monuments in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon are classé?

8, among them Alignements de Saint-Pierre, Cromlech dit de Saint-Pierre, Dolmen de Roc-en-Aud, Dolmen du Port-Blanc, Tumulus à coffres de Mané-Becker-Noz and Tumulus de Beg-en-Aud.

How old are the monuments of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon?

The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.

When were monuments in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon first protected?

The first in 1889, the latest in 1933.

How old are the homes in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon?

7.9% 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.