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Collège
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Collège

Classé historic monument since 1908One of 14 classé monuments in Soissons; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
SSchoolS18th c.1908protectedPPartly protected
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About Collège

Collège is one of 14 classé historic monuments in Soissons, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1740 and 1760 (18th c.). Part of it has been classé since 1908. 14 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00115942 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Soissons · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

3 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Collège

Is Collège protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1908 (Mérimée record PA00115942). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Collège?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Collège built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1740 and 1760 (18th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.