▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁style . ▁ ▁In ▁Lower ▁Brit t any , ▁the ▁medieval ▁style ▁never ▁totally ▁disappeared . ▁However , ▁local ▁innov ations ▁permitted ▁some ▁changes ▁and ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁style . ▁Its ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁parish ▁close , ▁which ▁displays ▁an ▁elabor ately ▁decor ated ▁church ▁surrounded ▁by ▁an ▁entirely ▁w alled ▁church yard . ▁Many ▁villages ▁still ▁have ▁their ▁clos es , ▁they ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries ▁and ▁sometimes ▁include ▁an ▁elabor ately ▁car ved ▁cal v ary ▁sculpt ure . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁the ▁main ▁se ap ort s ▁and ▁towns ▁obtained ▁a ▁typical ▁French ▁look , ▁with ▁bar o que ▁and ▁ne oc lass ical ▁buildings . ▁N antes , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁biggest ▁French ▁har bour , ▁received ▁a ▁theatre , ▁large ▁a ven ues ▁and ▁qu ays , ▁and ▁R ennes ▁was ▁red es igned ▁after ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁the ▁wealth y ▁ship - own ers ▁from ▁Saint - M alo ▁built ▁many ▁m ans ions ▁called ▁" Mal ou ini ères " ▁around ▁their ▁town . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁coast , ▁Va ub an ▁and ▁other ▁French ▁architect s ▁designed ▁several ▁cit ad els , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Le ▁Pal ais ▁and ▁Port - Louis . ▁In ▁rural ▁areas , ▁Bre ton ▁houses ▁remained ▁simple