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We have identified 104 elements of the maritime heritage classified as historical monuments that you can discover by region and department.

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1 classified maritime heritage element en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
20 classified maritime assets en Bretagne
1 classified maritime heritage element en Corse
15 classified maritime assets dans les Hauts-de-France
14 classified maritime assets en Normandie
24 classified maritime assets en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
7 classified maritime assets en Occitanie
10 classified maritime assets en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
10 classified maritime assets dans le Pays-de-la-Loire
2 classified maritime assets au coeur de Paris
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Bordeaux Marine Food Shop
Magasin aux vivres
33000 Bordeaux

The food store of the Bordeaux Navy, a neoclassical building of the 18th century, was used to store food for crews. Located in the Basins district, it is now converted into a cultural and professional place.
Pillar Island Lights
Phare classé MH
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

The Ile du Pilier lighthouses, built in the 19th century on the island of the same name in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (Vendée), mark the estuary of the Loire with an iconic stone architecture and a history marked by two major reconstructions.
Landriais dry cale
Forme de radoube et cale sèche
35870 Le Minihic-sur-Rance

The Landriais dry dock, built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Minihic-sur-Rance (Bretagne), is a unique wooden work dedicated to naval repair for large-scale fishing, listed as historical monuments since 1996.
Royal Corderie de Rochefort
Corderie maritime
17300 Rochefort

The Royal Corderie de Rochefort, built in the 17th century, is an industrial building of 374 meters long, classified historical monument, located in the maritime arsenal of Rochefort in New Aquitaine.
Phare des Barges
Phare classé MH
85180 Les Sables-d'Olonne

The Barges Lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Les Sables-d'Olonne in Pays de la Loire, is a blue granite coastal lighthouse, automated and classified as a historical monument since 2011.
Lighthouse of the Pointe des Dames
Phare classé MH
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

The Pointe des Dames lighthouse, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, is a typical lighthouse in a flagship house located in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire.
Phare de Vallauris
Phare classé MH
06220 Vallauris

The Vallauris lighthouse, built in the first half of the 20th century, is a historic lighthouse located on the hill of the Maure in Vallauris, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, renowned for being the highest in Europe with its home at 167 meters altitude.
Lighthouse of Espiguette
Phare classé MH
30240 Le Grau-du-Roi

The Espiguette Lighthouse, built in 1869, is a 27-metre square tower located at Grau-du-Roi (Gard), in Occitanie, on the Mediterranean coast.