Photo: Georges-Louis Arlaud (1869-1944) · Public domainNo historic monuments in Vals-les-Bains
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Mercuer, 3.9 km from Vals-les-Bains, is the nearest town with a classé monument.
The nearest classé monuments to Vals-les-Bains
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercuer | 2.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Julien-du-Serre | 2.5 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pont-de-Labeaume | 3.4 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Aubenas | 3.5 mi | 8 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne | 4.2 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Genestelle | 4.5 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
15 towns in Ardèche have protected historic areas: Annonay, Viviers, Chomérac, Villeneuve-de-Berg, Joyeuse, Largentière, Chambonas, Payzac, Balazuc, Ribes, Larnas, Rochecolombe and 3 more.
13% of homes in Vals-les-Bains 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.
Vals-les-Bains in brief
More of Vals-les-Bains’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Vals-les-Bains has nothing on the list; Mercuer, 2.4 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.
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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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