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Chapelle Saint-Benoît
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Chapelle Saint-Benoît

Classé historic monument since 1943One of 2 classé monuments in Aubenas; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChapel1943protectedPPartly protected
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About Chapelle Saint-Benoît

Chapelle Saint-Benoît is one of 2 classé historic monuments in Aubenas, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been classé since 1943. 5 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

La chapelle Saint-Benoît est une chapelle située à Aubenas, en France, elle abrite le mausolée en marbre du maréchal Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano et de son épouse.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Chapelle Saint-Benoît d'Aubenas” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00116630 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

Aubenas · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more historic monuments within 150 m

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

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Chapelle Saint-Benoît

Is Chapelle Saint-Benoît protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1943 (Mérimée record PA00116630). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Chapelle Saint-Benoît?

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.

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.