ClasséChurch · protected 1906Église Saint-SaturninPart of the building is protectedPhoto: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ruines de la chapelle Notre-Dame du Rosaire · Photo: Jcb-caz-11 · CC BY-SA 4.07historic monuments
History of Belpech · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, 3 classé
The oldest monuments in Belpech date from the 12th century. For every 10,000 residents Belpech counts 52 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. We have photos of 3 of Belpech’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
7
52 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
28%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Belpech in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Belpech’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritLevel not givenWithin 400 m of Croix en fer
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Croix en fer, with 7 of the town’s 7 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
7 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 Inscrit1 Level not given
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
3 classé monuments in Belpech
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Belpech
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
InscritChapel · protected 1948Ruines de la chapelle Notre-Dame du RosairePhoto: Jcb-caz-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1926Maison dite De Curti
House · protected 1948Maison Amigues
How old
How old Belpech’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.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Saturnin (12th & 15th c.).
Age of homes
28% of homes in Belpech were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
28%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
8.4%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
BelpechMedian compared French town
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.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Belpech
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belpech | 1,343 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 3 | 1 | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu Ariège | 3,230 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pamiers Ariège | 16,473 | 9 | 4 | — |
| Saverdun Ariège | 4,808 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Mirepoix Ariège | 3,172 | 59 | 5 | Yes |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga Ariège | 2,851 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Belpech in brief
Église Saint-Saturnin, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Belpech. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Église Saint-Saturnin. Its housing is old: 28% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Croix en fer. Of the 7 with a date, 5 come from the Middle Ages. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are churches and religious buildings; and the list grew between 1906 and 1948.
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 Belpech
How many historic monuments are there in Belpech?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Belpech: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Belpech are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Saturnin, Croix en pierre and Croix en fer.
How old are the monuments of Belpech?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Belpech first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 1948.
How old are the homes in Belpech?
28% 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 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.