InscritAbbey · protected 2014Abbaye bénédictine Saint-SerninPhoto: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye bénédictine Saint-Sernin · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.02historic monuments
History of Le Monastère · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2018
The ministry first listed a monument in Le Monastère in 2014. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Monastère, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest date from the 9th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
9th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.6%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Le Monastère 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.
Protected area
Le Monastère has had a protected historic area since 2018
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR76-17 | AVAP January 26, 2018 | AVAP (heritage area rules) January 26, 2018 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Le Monastère’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
2 monuments by protection
2 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.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Le Monastère
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 2014Église paroissiale Saint-Etienne et Saint-BlaisePhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
4.6% of homes in Le Monastère were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.6%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
30%
1971–90
26%
1991–2005
22%
2006 on
Le MonastèreMedian compared French town
4.6% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Monastère
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monastère | 2,295 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 31 | 8 | Yes |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
In brief
Le Monastère in brief
Le Monastère’s oldest monument, Abbaye bénédictine Saint-Sernin, dates from the 9th century. All told, the list holds 2 historic monuments, including Abbaye bénédictine Saint-Sernin. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2018. Its homes are mostly newer: 4.6% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The rest is about typical: all its entries went on the list in 2014.
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 Le Monastère
How many historic monuments are there in Le Monastère?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Monastère: 2 inscrit, none classé.
Is Le Monastère a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Le Monastère has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2018.
How old are the homes in Le Monastère?
4.6% 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.