Tour penchée
About Tour penchée
Tour penchée is the only inscrit historic monument in Soyons, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It has been inscrit since 1927.
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00116822 on POP↗Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.
Finding Tour penchée
Soyons
Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Tour penchée
Is Tour penchée protected?
Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1927 (Mérimée record PA00116822).
Can you visit Tour penchée?
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.