ClasséChâteau · protected 1967Château de Ricey-BasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Ricey-Bas · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.09historic monuments
History of Les Riceys · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, 4 classé
The oldest monuments in Les Riceys date from the 12th century. For every 10,000 residents Les Riceys counts 77 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. We have photos of 9 of Les Riceys’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
9
77 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
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
46%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Les Riceys in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-Vincent de Ricey-HautClassé
Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de Ricey-Haute-RiveClassé
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Riceys-BasClassé
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Ricey-Haut (ancienne)Inscrit
Château du Clos-Saint-Roch (communs non compris)Inscrit+4See 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 Les Riceys’ 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 Les Riceys
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Riceys-BasPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1919Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de Ricey-Haute-RivePhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1913Église Saint-Vincent de Ricey-HautPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Les Riceys
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1980Chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Ricey-Haut (ancienne)Photo: Philippesalv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1943Maison du 17sPart of the building is protectedPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1988Château du Clos-Saint-Roch (communs non compris)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritMarket hall · protected 1980Halle de Ricey-HautPhoto: Philippesalv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Les Riceys’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution6
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Château de Ricey-Bas (12th–18th c.).
Age of homes
46% of homes in Les Riceys were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
46%
Before 1919
8.7%
1919–45
12%
1946–70
15%
1971–90
8.6%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
Les RiceysMedian compared French town
46% 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 (46%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Les Riceys
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Riceys | 1,174 | 9 | 4 | — |
| Bar-sur-Seine | 2,858 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or | 5,443 | 24 | 7 | — |
In brief
Les Riceys in brief
Château de Ricey-Bas, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Les Riceys. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Of its homes, 46% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Of the 9 with a date, 6 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1840 and 1996.
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 Les Riceys
How many historic monuments are there in Les Riceys?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Les Riceys: 4 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Les Riceys are classé?
4, among them Château de Ricey-Bas, Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Riceys-Bas, Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de Ricey-Haute-Rive and Église Saint-Vincent de Ricey-Haut.
How old are the monuments of Les Riceys?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Les Riceys first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 1996.
How old are the homes in Les Riceys?
46% 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) · 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 9, 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.