No historic monuments in Bessy
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Bessy with a classé monument is Pouan-les-Vallées, 3.2 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Bessy
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouan-les-Vallées | 2 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arcis-sur-Aube | 5.5 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Les Grandes-Chapelles | 5.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salon | 6.5 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Herbisse | 6.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Villiers-Herbisse | 7.3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
6 towns in Aube have protected historic areas: Troyes, Sainte-Savine, Nogent-sur-Seine, Ervy-le-Châtel, Mussy-sur-Seine, Essoyes.
28% of homes in Bessy were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
28% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Bessy in brief
Old houses are part of Bessy’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Bessy has nothing on the list; Pouan-les-Vallées, 2 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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