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The church of Notre-Dame de Landévennec is a religious building built in the 4th quarter of the 17th century, located in the commune of Landévennec, in the Finistère region of Brittany. This monument, classified among the Historical Monuments, is distinguished in particular by its bell tower, which is the subject of an inscription by order of 11 May 1932. The location of the building, although documented, is estimated with a priori satisfactory accuracy (note 6/10), based on available data.

The bell tower, a protected element of the monument (cadastre under reference A 1084), is the only part explicitly mentioned as subject to an official conservation measure. The church now belongs to the municipality of Landevennec, as evidenced by the archives of the Merimée base. No additional information is provided on any contemporary uses (visits, rentals, accommodation), or on other outstanding architectural components.

Available sources, including Monumentum and associated internal data, confirm its status as a local heritage, without further specifying its history, sponsors or subsequent transformations. The exact address, 16 Rue Saint-Guénolé, allows to situate the building in the urban fabric of Landévennec, a village marked by its religious and maritime heritage in Brittany.

At the time of its construction, in the 17th century, Brittany was a region deeply marked by the influence of the Catholic Church, with a dense network of parishes and abbeys. Parish churches, like Notre-Dame de Landévennec, played a central role in community life, serving as both a place of worship, a gathering and a symbol of local anchor. Their architecture often reflected the resources and know-how available, as well as the spiritual and social priorities of the people.

The bell tower, a protected element of this monument, illustrates the importance attached to the sound and visual signs of places of worship in the Breton countryside. These structures allowed daily life (hours of prayer, alerts) to rhythm and to affirm the presence of the Church in the landscape. The 1932 inscription is part of a broader approach to the preservation of French religious heritage, initiated in the early twentieth century to counter the degradations related to time or conflict.

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