Monument aux morts · Photo: E-W · CC BY-SA 4.01 historic monument, none of them classé
Since 2019, the monument in Commentry has been on the list. The list names it Monument aux morts. Its origins go back to the 20th century.
Where Commentry’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.
One inscrit monument in Commentry
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit13% of homes in Commentry were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
6 people born in Commentry before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Commentry Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Commentry
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commentry | 6,017 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 23 | 4 | Yes |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Huriel | 2,536 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
Commentry in brief
More of Commentry’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, including Monument aux morts. Jacques Hillairet (1886), Victor Auclair (1866) and Georges Champavert (1870) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Monument aux morts, from the 20th century. Beyond that, it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and its only entry went on the list in 2019.
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 Commentry
How many historic monuments are there in Commentry?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Commentry: 1 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Commentry?
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 October 30, 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.