ClasséMonument · protected 1935Fortifications (anciennes)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: ClementV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Rocroi · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2018
Protection for Rocroi’s monument dates from 1935. It dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rocroi, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
18%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Rocroi in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Rocroi has had a protected historic area since 2018
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR44-06 | AVAP January 25, 2018 | AVAP (heritage area rules) January 25, 2018 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Rocroi’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Classé
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
1 monuments by protection
1 Classé
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 Rocroi
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Age of homes
18% of homes in Rocroi were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
18%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
27%
1946–70
20%
1971–90
9.9%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
RocroiMedian compared French town
18% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
14 people born in Rocroi before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières
Joseph Vasselier
Jacques Louis Laramée
Jean René Moreaux
Claude-Yves-Joseph La Ramée Pertinchampt
Fiacre Bouillon
Nicolas Point
François-René Moreaux
Auguste Warnier
Léon Charles-Florent Moreaux
Louis-Auguste Moreaux
Anatole-Félix Le Double
Arthur Chuquet
Jean Charles Eugène Bordereaux
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AT
Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières1659–1718 · French poet
JR
Jean René Moreaux1758–1795 · French general
NP
Nicolas Point1799–1868 · French painter
AW
Auguste Warnier1810–1875 · French politician
AF
Anatole-Félix Le Double1848–1913 · French anatomist
AC
Arthur Chuquet1853–1925 · French historian
JV
Joseph Vasselier1735–1798 · 1735-1798; Poète. - Membre de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres…
JL
Jacques Louis Laramée1756–1834 · French politician
Everyone born in Rocroi Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Rocroi
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocroi | 2,270 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Revin | 5,716 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Fumay | 3,086 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 63 | 53 | Yes |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Rocroi in brief
Old houses are part of Rocroi’s character: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, 1 of them classé, including Fortifications (anciennes). Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2018.
Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières (1659), Jean René Moreaux (1758) and Nicolas Point (1799) are among the 14 people born here before 1900. The oldest, Fortifications (anciennes), dates from the 16th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: its only entry went on the list in 1935.
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 Rocroi
How many historic monuments are there in Rocroi?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rocroi: 1 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Rocroi are classé?
One: Fortifications (anciennes).
Is Rocroi a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Rocroi has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2018.
How old are the homes in Rocroi?
18% 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 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.