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Fontaine du 16e siècle

Rostrenen, Côtes-d'Armor, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Fontaine du 16e siècle (non cadastré ; domaine public) : classement par arrêté du 15 mars 1909
Protection dates
1909/03/15 : classé MH
Type
fontaine
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Rostrenen
Département
Côtes-d'Armor
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.23649, -3.31831
Mérimée reference
PA00089572

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1786 map "Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Fontaine Renaissance plus basse que le niveau de la terre. Deux colonnes avec entablement sous fronton indique le creux d'eau bordé par deux pierres. Un buste féminin et une inscription occupent l'espace entre les colonnes. Une rigole fait couler le trop plein au centre de la petite place carrée à deux pans coupés. Deux escaliers à six marches y accèdent. Leur première marche se compose d'une pierre étroite posée debout dans toute sa largeur afin d'interdir le passage aux animaux.

English translation

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Renaissance fountain lower than the ground level. Two columns with entablature under a pediment indicate the water basin bordered by two stones. A female bust and an inscription occupy the space between the columns. A conduit makes the overflow flow to the centre of the small square place with two cut corners. Two staircases of six steps lead up to it. Their first step comprises a narrow stone stood on end across its full width in order to forbid passage to animals.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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