ClasséCathedral · protected 1907Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissialePhoto: BastienM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ruines du château dit de Terride · Photo: Lucas Destrem · CC BY-SA 4.059historic monuments
History of Mirepoix · Monuments historiques
59 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The Culture ministry lists 59 historic monuments in Mirepoix: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 54 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 13th century. We have photos of 16 of them.
Monuments historiques
59
186 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
54
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
20%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Mirepoix in 16 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Palais épiscopal (ancien évêché)Classé
Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des ConsulsClassé
Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissialeClassé
Porte d'AvailClassé
Fontaine des CordeliersInscrit+11See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Mirepoix has the most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,200 to 3,200 residents, by historic monuments.
Mirepoix59
#1 of 41for monuments per resident (186 per 10,000). Most per resident: Mirepoix, Ploemel and Souillac.
The median town of these has 1. 14 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Mirepoix’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
59 monuments by protection
5 Classé54 Inscrit
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. 6 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
5 classé monuments in Mirepoix
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé
ClasséPublic building · protected 1915Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des ConsulsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marmontel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBishop’s palace · protected 1999Palais épiscopal (ancien évêché)Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1875Ruines du château dit de TerridePhoto: Lucas Destrem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
54 inscrit monuments in Mirepoix
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 54, A to Z
Deux maisonsFontaine des CordeliersHôtel de villeLa maison ronde « Fiore » dite maison BinottoMaison AmourouxMaison AncelyMaison AndrieuMaison BaillusMaison BauzilMaison BédrèdeMaison BerteilMaison BonnafousMaison BrustierMaison CarretierMaison CastignollesMaison ClercMaison ConsignéMaison CotMaison d'EspéronnatMaison DantoineMaison DarailMaison DarauxMaison DauriacMaison DedieuMaison DegeilhMaison DelcurronMaison DeumieMaison DubiéMaison GénisMaison JammesMaison LabadieMaison LabatutMaison LabordeMaison LaffitteMaison MadronMaison MarioMaison MericMaison MonclaMaison MuratMaison NayracMaison PautonMaison PelinMaison PeyrotMaison Pons (deux maisons)Maison PorcherMaison RibesMaison RigaudMaison RipollMaison RobertMaison SalettesMaison SeniéMaison SibraMaison SugurMaison Vergnes
How old
How old Mirepoix’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.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
3 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale (13th–16th c.). 53 monuments have no date on the list.
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Mirepoix
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR76-110 | – February 17, 2022 | Still being drawn up |
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.
When protected
Over half of Mirepoix’s monuments were protected in 1929
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1929 · 52
186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1875: Ruines du château dit de Terride. 52 were protected in 1929 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
20% of homes in Mirepoix were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
20%
Before 1919
8.5%
1919–45
17%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
MirepoixMedian compared French town
20% 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 (22%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Mirepoix before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-François Vidalat
Bertrand Clauzel
Théodore Denat
Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande
175017751800182518501875190019251950
BC
Bertrand Clauzel1772–1842 · Marshal of France
JF
Jean-François Vidalat1752–1801 · French politician
TD
Théodore Denat1803–1885 · French politician
LB
Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande1814–1894 · French politician
Everyone born in Mirepoix Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mirepoix
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 59 | 5 | Yes |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 9 | 4 | — |
| Mazères | 3,852 | 3 | 1 | — |
In brief
Mirepoix in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Mirepoix: per resident it has more than 99% of compared French towns. In all there are 59 historic monuments, 5 of them classé. No town its size has more historic monuments: it leads the 41 nearest in population. Its housing is old: 20% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
In 2022 the Mission Patrimoine picked Ruines du château dit de Terride as a monument in danger to save. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 6. The oldest, Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale, dates from the 13th century. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes.
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 Mirepoix
How many historic monuments are there in Mirepoix?
The Culture ministry lists 59 historic monuments in Mirepoix: 5 classé and 54 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mirepoix are classé?
5, among them Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale, Porte d'Avail, Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des Consuls, Palais épiscopal (ancien évêché) and Ruines du château dit de Terride.
How old are the monuments of Mirepoix?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
Is Mirepoix a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Mirepoix is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Mirepoix first protected?
The first in 1875, the latest in 2018.
How old are the homes in Mirepoix?
20% 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.