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History of Bénaix · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Bénaix

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Montségur, 4.3 km from Bénaix, is the nearest town with a classé monument.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Bénaix

Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Montségur2.7 mi11Yes
Montferrier3.4 mi11—
Roquefixade5.1 mi11Yes
Chalabre9.3 mi21Yes
Axiat9.9 mi11—
Puivert10 mi11—

9 towns in Ariège have protected historic areas: Foix, Mirepoix, Saint-Lizier, Ax-les-Thermes, Carla-Bayle, Alzen, Le Port, Roquefixade, Montségur.

Age of homes

35% of homes in Bénaix were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

35%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
16%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
8.9%
2006 on
BénaixMedian compared French town

35% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (35%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

In brief

Bénaix in brief

More of Bénaix’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Bénaix has nothing on the list; Montségur, 2.7 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) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 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.