Arrondissement de Saint-Malo

Sites historiques à Saint-Malo

Heritage & Historic Sites

This collection showcases the architectural evolution of Brittany, from the prehistoric Menhir de Champ-Dolent and the megalithic Maison des Fées to the medieval fortresses of Combourg and Saint-Malo. The selection includes significant religious landmarks like the Gothic Dol Cathedral and Saint-Malo Cathedral, alongside coastal defenses like Fort National and Fort d'Aleth. It also features the seaside tomb of writer François-René de Chateaubriand and various historic châteaus across the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

Heritage & Historic Sites — Carte

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Saint-Malo Cathedral

Saint-Malo Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral located in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France.

Ввласенко / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Fort National

Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo.

Pline / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Château de Saint-Malo

A 15th-century fortress built by the Dukes of Brittany to ensure control over Saint-Malo. The complex now houses the Museum of the History of the City and the Malouin Region.

MabelLamour / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Château de Combourg

Château de Combourg is a medieval castle in the commune of Combourg in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of Brittany, France.

Olga1969 / CC BY 4.0

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Menhir de Champ-Dolent

The Menhir de Champ-Dolent is a menhir, or upright standing stone, located in a field outside the town of Dol-de-Bretagne.

GO69 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dol Cathedral

Dol-de-Bretagne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Dol-de-Bretagne.

chisloup / CC BY 3.0

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Fort d'Aleth

Located on the Aleth peninsula, this 18th-century fort was built on Gallo-Roman foundations. It served as a strategic German artillery position during World War II and now contains a memorial museum.

Gravier T / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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La Maison des Fées

A Neolithic megalithic gallery grave, also known as a dolmen, located on the edge of the Forêt du Mesnil.

Fanchonline / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Château de Montmuran

A 12th-century fortified castle in Les Iffs, featuring a 14th-century gatehouse with two working drawbridges. It is a listed historical monument famously associated with Bertrand du Guesclin.

Pymouss / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Tombeau de François René de Chateaubriand

The granite tomb of the French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, located on the tidal island of Grand Bé and accessible only at low tide.

Pymouss / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Château de Vaulerault

An 18th-century manor house in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, representative of the grand 'malouinières' built by wealthy Saint-Malo shipowners.

French art / Public domain

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Église abbatiale de la Purification-de-la-Sainte-Vierge

A former Benedictine abbey church in Le Tronchet, reconstructed in the 17th century on the site of a medieval foundation.

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Église Saint-Pierre

A Romanesque church built in the 12th century on the granite outcrop of Mont-Dol, featuring historic frescoes.