Château · Photo: Pascal chevalier · CC BY 3.010 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2010
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 9th century. That’s 40 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 6 of them.
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Bourbon-l'Archambault in 6 photos
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Église Saint-GeorgesClassé
Ancien châteauClassé
Vieux moulinInscrit
Hôtel CalemardInscrit
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.
Bourbon-l'Archambault has had a protected historic area since 2010
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-08 | ZPPAUP February 26, 2010 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) February 26, 2010 |
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.
Where Bourbon-l'Archambault’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
4 classé monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
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Classé6 inscrit monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritMost of Bourbon-l'Archambault’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes: 5 of 10 monuments (50%). 1 is a religious building, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old Bourbon-l'Archambault’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
5 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Georges (9th & 12th c.).
4 of Bourbon-l'Archambault’s monuments were protected in 1929
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
First protected, in 1846: Église Saint-Georges. 4 were protected in 1929 alone. None has been added since 2011.
24% of homes in Bourbon-l'Archambault were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
24% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
4 people born in Bourbon-l'Archambault before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Bourbon-l'Archambault Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault in brief
The record in Bourbon-l'Archambault starts with Église Saint-Georges, which dates from the 9th century. All told, the list holds 10 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Of its homes, 24% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2010.
Most entries on the list, 50%, are houses and homes. Of the 10 with a date, 5 come from the Middle Ages. Claude-Lazare Petitjean (1748), Jean-Baptiste Lavy (1850) and Louis Renon (1855) are among the 4 people born here before 1900.
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 Bourbon-l'Archambault
How many historic monuments are there in Bourbon-l'Archambault?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault: 4 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault are classé?
4, among them Église Saint-Georges, Ancien château and Immeuble dit Logis du Roy.
How old are the monuments of Bourbon-l'Archambault?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 9th century.
Is Bourbon-l'Archambault a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Bourbon-l'Archambault has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2010.
When were monuments in Bourbon-l'Archambault first protected?
The first in 1846, the latest in 2006.
How old are the homes in Bourbon-l'Archambault?
24% 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 9, 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.