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Église de l'Assomption
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Église de l'Assomption

Classé historic monument since 1972The only classé monument in Puichéric; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChurchS12th–19th c.1972protectedPPartly protected
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About Église de l'Assomption

Église de l'Assomption is the only classé historic monument in Puichéric, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 12th–19th c. Part of it has been classé since 1972. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

L'église Notre-Dame de Puichéric est une église située en France sur la commune de Puichéric, dans le département de l'Aude en région Occitanie.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Notre-Dame de Puichéric” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00102869 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Puichéric · about 0 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Église de l'Assomption

Is Église de l'Assomption protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1972 (Mérimée record PA00102869). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Église de l'Assomption?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Église de l'Assomption built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 12th–19th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.