ClasséAbbey · protected 1992Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas CailloupPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Tibopalula · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas Cailloup · Photo: Tibopalula · CC BY-SA 3.09historic monuments
History of Pamiers · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, 4 classé
Pamiers has 5.5 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 72% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest monuments in Pamiers date from the 10th century. We have photos of 8 of Pamiers’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
9
5.5 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Pamiers in 8 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-Dame-du-CampClassé
Cathédrale Saint-AntoninClassé
Couvent des CordeliersClassé
Couvent des CarmélitesInscrit
CanauxInscrit+3See 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 Pamiers’ 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.
9 monuments by protection
4 Classé5 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.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Pamiers
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.
ClasséCathedral · protected 1906Cathédrale Saint-AntoninPhoto: BastienM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1912Église Notre-Dame-du-CampPart of the building is protectedPhoto: BastienM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Pamiers
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritConvent · protected 2009Couvent des CarmélitesPhoto: Carlos Pino Andújar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritWar memorial · protected 2018Monument aux mortsPhoto: Lepsedosuper · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1973Maison, 28 rue Gabriel-PériPart of the building is protectedPhoto: jean-claude aiglehoux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shop · protected 2003Boutique dite Boucherie modernePart of the building is protected
How old
How old Pamiers’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
4 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas Cailloup (11th–17th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Born before 1900
21 people born in Pamiers before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Pierre Ravat
François-Louis Lemercier
Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier
Jean-Baptiste François Étienne Charly
César Falentin de Saintenac
Guy-Henri-Joseph de Lévis-Gaudiez
Claire Lacombe
Théodore Vignes
Louis Charles Laborde
Gustave Pédoya
Pierre Izac
Théophile Delcassé
Pèire Casals
Albert Tournier
Jean-Baptiste Belloc
Paul Caujole
Bernard Siadous
François Bousgarbiès
Jean Bousgarbiès
Maud Richard
13501500165018001950
MG
Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier1736–1828 · French politician
CL
Claire Lacombe1765–1826 · French actor, revolutionary, women's rights activist
TD
Théophile Delcassé1852–1923 · French statesman
PR
Pierre Ravat1350–1417 · French cardinal
FL
François-Louis Lemercier1729–1804 · constitutional bishop
JB
Jean-Baptiste François Étienne Charly1748–1813 · French politician
CF
César Falentin de Saintenac1757–1831 · French politician
GH
Guy-Henri-Joseph de Lévis-Gaudiez1757–1828 · French soldier, politician and officer
Everyone born in Pamiers Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Pamiers
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 9 | 4 | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Saverdun | 4,808 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Mazères | 3,852 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Foix | 9,934 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
In brief
Pamiers in brief
Pamiers has 9 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas Cailloup. Of the 7 with a date, 4 come from the Middle Ages. Of the 21 people born here before 1900, the best known include Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier (1736), Claire Lacombe (1765) and Théophile Delcassé (1852). 3 of its monuments are in the Southern Gothic style. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are churches and religious buildings; it has 9 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 3); and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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 Pamiers
How many historic monuments are there in Pamiers?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Pamiers: 4 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Pamiers are classé?
4, among them Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas Cailloup, Cathédrale Saint-Antonin, Église Notre-Dame-du-Camp and Couvent des Cordeliers.
How old are the monuments of Pamiers?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
When were monuments in Pamiers first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 2018.
How old are the homes in Pamiers?
6.9% 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.