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Ruines de la tour de Saint-Guénolé

Penmarch, Finistère, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Tour de Saint-Guénolé (cad. AO 314) : classement par arrêté du 7 février 1916
Protection dates
1916/02/07 : classé MH
Type
édifice fortifié
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle
Dates
1488
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue Pierre-Sémard ; rue Frédéric-Jolliot-Curie
Commune
Penmarch
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.81750, -4.36899
Mérimée reference
PA00090159

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 7: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La tour inachevée est l'unique reste de l'église achevée en 1488.

English translation

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The unfinished tower is the only remaining part of the church completed in 1488.

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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