InscritChapel · protected 1930Chapelle Saint-BarthélémyPhoto: Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de Condé (ancien) · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC06historic monuments
History of Montluel · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Montluel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 1 has no protection level on the list. That’s 8.7 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 83% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 13th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
8.7 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Montluel in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
MaisonInscrit
Grand moulin de Montluel dit " Moulin Girard "Level not given
Chapelle Saint-BarthélémyInscrit
Église Notre-Dame-des-MaraisInscrit
MaisonInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Montluel has had a protected historic area since 2013
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-03 | AVAP November 14, 2013 | AVAP (heritage area rules) November 14, 2013 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Montluel’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
5 Inscrit1 Level not given
Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Inscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Montluel
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
InscritTown house · protected 1981Hôtel de Condé (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1982Maison, Grande-Rue 67Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1975Maison, Grande-Rue 71Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Montluel’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy (13th c.).
Age of homes
13% of homes in Montluel were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
5.2%
1919–45
19%
1946–70
33%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
16%
2006 on
MontluelMedian compared French town
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Montluel before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Claude André
André d'Arbelles
Joseph Crétin
Henri Grobon
Dominique Girard
Jules Gros
Emmanuel Soy
170017501800185019001950
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André d'Arbelles1767–1825 · French journalist
JC
Joseph Crétin1799–1857 · first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota
JG
Jules Gros1829–1891 · French journalist
CA
Claude André1743–1818 · prelate
HG
Henri Grobon1822–1893 · French politician
DG
Dominique Girard1829–1911 · French architect
ES
Emmanuel Soy1887–1968 · French novelist
Everyone born in Montluel Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Montluel has the 7th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 6,800 to 7,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Montluel6
#7 of 41for monuments per resident (8.7 per 10,000). Most per resident: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Loudun and Valognes.
The median town of these has 1. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Montluel
In brief
Montluel in brief
More of Montluel’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 6 historic monuments, including Hôtel de Condé (ancien). Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 83% of compared French towns. Only 6 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2013. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 6. The oldest, Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy, dates from the 13th century. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1930 and 1982.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
- Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
- Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
- Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
- What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
- No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.
Questions about the history of Montluel
How many historic monuments are there in Montluel?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Montluel: 5 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Montluel?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
Is Montluel a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Montluel has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2013.
When were monuments in Montluel first protected?
The first in 1930, the latest in 1982.
How old are the homes in Montluel?
13% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.