Archaeological site · protected 1974Vestiges archéologiques d'un centre de production de céramique
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History of Coulanges · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulanges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Since 1974, Coulanges has had a listed monument.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
38%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Coulanges’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
2 monuments by protection
1 Classé1 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.
Classé
One classé monument in Coulanges
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Coulanges
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Château · protected 2010Château de Mortillon
Age of homes
38% of homes in Coulanges were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
38%
Before 1919
5.6%
1919–45
8.8%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
CoulangesMedian compared French town
38% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (38%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Coulanges
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulanges | 285 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Digoin Saône-et-Loire | 7,353 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre | 2,959 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Paray-le-Monial Saône-et-Loire | 9,291 | 7 | 4 | — |
| Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire | 6,528 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Coulanges in brief
Vestiges archéologiques d'un centre de production de céramique, from Antiquity, is the oldest monument in Coulanges. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 1 of them classé. Its housing is old: 38% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Louis de Chantemerle (1818) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1974 and 2010.
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 Coulanges
How many historic monuments are there in Coulanges?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulanges: 1 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Coulanges are classé?
One: Vestiges archéologiques d'un centre de production de céramique.
How old are the homes in Coulanges?
38% 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) · 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.