ClasséChâteau · protected 1913Château (ruines de l'ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château (ruines de l'ancien) · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC09historic monuments
History of Trévoux · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Trévoux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). That’s 13 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 90% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 15th century. We have photos of 9 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
13 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
15th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
19%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Trévoux in 9 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison GuerrierInscrit
Château de FetanInscrit
Maison dite des Sires de VillarsInscrit
Ancien parlement de la Dombes dit également tribunal d'instance ou palais de justiceInscrit
Château de CorcellesInscrit+4See 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
Trévoux has had a protected historic area since 1994
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-05 | ZPPAUP February 24, 1994 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 6, 2019 |
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 Trévoux’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.
9 monuments by protection
1 Classé8 Inscrit
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.
Classé
One classé monument in Trévoux
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Trévoux
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1991Maison dite des Sires de VillarsPhoto: Marc charensol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 2006Ancien parlement de la Dombes dit également tribunal d'instance ou palais de justicePhoto: Marc charensol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1973Château de FetanPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marc charensol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1996Château de CorcellesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1933Hôtel du gouverneur des Dombes (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Marc charensol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison GuerrierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison, Grande-RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marc charensol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Trévoux’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.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Château (ruines de l'ancien) (15th & 16th c.). 4 monuments have no date on the list.
Age of homes
19% of homes in Trévoux were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
19%
Before 1919
5.7%
1919–45
17%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
TrévouxMedian compared French town
19% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
10 people born in Trévoux before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-François de Vincent de Panette
Jean-Marie Valentin-Duplantier
Jacques Léviste de Montbriant
Auguste d'Espinassy
Paul Dumarest
Ludovic de Garnier des Garets
Louis Andrieux
Arthur Giry
Georges Guigue
Antoine Gallet
170017501800185019001950
LA
Louis Andrieux1840–1931 · French politician and diplomat
AG
Arthur Giry1848–1899 · French historian
JF
Jean-François de Vincent de Panette1739–1791 · French politician
JM
Jean-Marie Valentin-Duplantier1758–1814 · French politician
JL
Jacques Léviste de Montbriant1773–1854 · French politician
Ad
Auguste d'Espinassy1802–1859 · Peerage person ID=280519
PD
Paul Dumarest1833–1882 · French journalist and official
LG
Ludovic de Garnier des Garets1838–1927 · French officer
Everyone born in Trévoux Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Trévoux has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 6,900 to 7,100 residents, by historic monuments.
Trévoux9
#7 of 41for monuments per resident (13 per 10,000). Most per resident: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Nérac and Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.
The median town of these has 2. 12 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Trévoux
In brief
Trévoux in brief
More of Trévoux’s homes are old than in most places: 19% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 9 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Château (ruines de l'ancien). Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 90% of compared French towns. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994. Of the 10 people born here before 1900, the best known include Louis Andrieux (1840), Arthur Giry (1848) and Jean-François de Vincent de Panette (1739). The oldest is Château (ruines de l'ancien), from the 15th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1913 and 2006.
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 Trévoux
How many historic monuments are there in Trévoux?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Trévoux: 1 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Trévoux are classé?
One: Château (ruines de l'ancien).
How old are the monuments of Trévoux?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 15th century.
Is Trévoux a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Trévoux has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
When were monuments in Trévoux first protected?
The first in 1913, the latest in 2006.
How old are the homes in Trévoux?
19% 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.