ClasséChurch · protected 1922Église Saint-JulienPhoto: 44 penguins (Arnold) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château · Photo: Charcutaille · CC BY-SA 3.014historic monuments
History of Tournon-sur-Rhône · Monuments historiques
14 historic monuments, 4 classé
Tournon-sur-Rhône has 12 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. Tournon-sur-Rhône’s oldest monuments date from the 14th century. 12 of Tournon-sur-Rhône’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
14
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
14%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Tournon-sur-Rhône in 12 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Lycée d'État Gabriel-FaureClassé
Église Saint-JulienClassé
Tour du NordInscrit
Hôtel du Marquis de la TouretteInscrit
Hôtel de la VilleonInscrit+7See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Tournon-sur-Rhône’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritLevel not given
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
14 monuments by protection
4 Classé9 Inscrit1 Level not given
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. 4 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséSchool · protected 1925Lycée d'État Gabriel-FaurePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Nicolas Courtial · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1927Château, 14 place Auguste FaurePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Charcutaille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
War memorial · protected 2021Monument aux morts
Inscrit
10 inscrit monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritTown house · protected 1936Hôtel du Marquis de la TourettePhoto: Tyndare · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1982Hôtel de la VilleonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Mamilyne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritEngineering work · protected 1985Passerelle Seguin sur le Rhône (également sur commune de Tain-l'Hermitage, dans la Drôme)Photo: Paul Arps from The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1927Maison Louis XVPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1927Maison, rue DavityPart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Most of Tournon-sur-Rhône’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes7
Military & fortified2
Religious buildings1
Public & civic1
Tombs & cemeteries1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 7 of 14 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
How old Tournon-sur-Rhône’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution6
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19011
2 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Julien (14th c.). 4 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Over half of Tournon-sur-Rhône’s monuments were protected in 1927
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1927 · 7
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1922: Église Saint-Julien. 7 were protected in 1927 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
14% of homes in Tournon-sur-Rhône were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
14%
Before 1919
7.1%
1919–45
20%
1946–70
31%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
Tournon-sur-RhôneMedian compared French town
14% 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 (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
19 people born in Tournon-sur-Rhône before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Just de Lyon
François de Tournon
Geoffroi Linocier
Pierre Paul Sevin
Marie Just Antoine de La Rivoire de La Tourrette
Louis François d'Arlandes de Salton
Jean Royol
Edmond Pellissier de Reynaud
Louis Gallix
Léon-Alexandre Delhomme
Rose-Élise Chalamet
Henri Chalamet
Marc Sauzet
Alfred Soubeiran
Léon Perrier
Germain Eugène Bonneton
Gabriel Faure
Jos Jullien
Germaine L'Herbier-Montagnon
3004506007509001050120013501500165018001950
JL
Just de Lyon301–390 · Bishop of Lyon and gallic hermit in Egipt
FT
François de Tournon1489–1562 · Catholic cardinal and diplomat
LA
Léon-Alexandre Delhomme1841–1895 · French sculptor
LP
Léon Perrier1873–1948 · French politician
GF
Gabriel Faure1877–1962 · French poet
JJ
Jos Jullien1877–1956 · French physician, politician and prehistorian
GL
Geoffroi Linocier1505–1620 · French botanist
PP
Pierre Paul Sevin1646–1710 · French painter, 1650-1710
Everyone born in Tournon-sur-Rhône Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Tournon-sur-Rhône has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 11,000 to 11,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Tournon-sur-Rhône14
#6 of 41for monuments per resident (12 per 10,000). Most per resident: Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Briançon and La Hague.
The median town of these has 2. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Tournon-sur-Rhône
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 11,279 | 14 | 4 | — |
| Tain-l'Hermitage Drôme | 5,915 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Mercurol-Veaunes Drôme | 2,816 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Roche-de-Glun Drôme | 3,569 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pont-de-l'Isère Drôme | 3,681 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Isère Drôme | 4,281 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme | 19,992 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Tournon-sur-Rhône in brief
More of Tournon-sur-Rhône’s homes are old than in most places: 14% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 14 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 89% of compared French towns. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the whole list, 50% are houses and homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 6 of 10. The oldest, Église Saint-Julien, dates from the 14th century.
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 Tournon-sur-Rhône
How many historic monuments are there in Tournon-sur-Rhône?
The Culture ministry lists 14 historic monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône: 4 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône are classé?
4, among them Église Saint-Julien, Lycée d'État Gabriel-Faure and Monument aux morts.
How old are the monuments of Tournon-sur-Rhône?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
When were monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône first protected?
The first in 1922, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Tournon-sur-Rhône?
14% 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.