ClasséDolmen · protected 1989Dolmen de Saint-AntoninPhoto: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen de Saint-Antonin · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.017historic monuments
History of Salles-la-Source · Monuments historiques
17 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments in Salles-la-Source: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 13 inscrit (the second level). That’s 73 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 15 of them.
Monuments historiques
17
73 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
13
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
26%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Salles-la-Source in 15 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Dolmen et tumulus du GenevrierClassé
Église Saint-AustremoineClassé
Église du BourgClassé
Maison de la fin du 18e siècleInscrit
Château de CougousseInscrit+10See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Salles-la-Source’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.7
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
13 of 17 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Dolmen de Saint-Antonin (Prehistory).
Map
Where Salles-la-Source’s 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.
17 monuments by protection
4 Classé13 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 Salles-la-Source
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Dolmen et tumulus du GenevrierPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1937Église du BourgPhoto: Falcoperegrinus (Matthieu Gauvain) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1942Église Saint-AustremoinePhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
13 inscrit monuments in Salles-la-Source
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 13, A to Z
Château de CougousseChâteau de la GardeChâteau du ColombierCroix datée de 1789Église de SouyrisÉglise Saint-Amans de CadayracGrange monastique dite tour de La VayssièreMaison de la fin du 18e siècleSite archéologique du dolmen de Pérignagol ISite archéologique du dolmen de Seveyrac ou de Perignagol IISite archéologique du dolmen I de MontaubertSite archéologique du dolmen III des VéziniesVestiges du théâtre antique (gallo-romain) de Cadayrac
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Salles-la-Source
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings6
Houses & homes4
Tombs & cemeteries2
Archaeological sites1
Religious buildings: 6 of 17 monuments (35%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 4 have no domain on the list.
When protected
Salles-la-Source’s list has grown since 1889
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
18801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1889: Dolmen et tumulus du Genevrier. 2 were protected in 1947 alone. 2 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
26% of homes in Salles-la-Source were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
26%
Before 1919
4.1%
1919–45
6.6%
1946–70
24%
1971–90
21%
1991–2005
18%
2006 on
Salles-la-SourceMedian compared French town
26% 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 (26%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Salles-la-Source
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles-la-Source | 2,333 | 17 | 4 | — |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 31 | 8 | Yes |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
In brief
Salles-la-Source in brief
Salles-la-Source’s oldest monument, Dolmen de Saint-Antonin, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 17 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Of its homes, 26% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Salles-la-Source
How many historic monuments are there in Salles-la-Source?
The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments in Salles-la-Source: 4 classé and 13 inscrit.
Which monuments in Salles-la-Source are classé?
4, among them Dolmen de Saint-Antonin, Dolmen et tumulus du Genevrier, Église du Bourg and Église Saint-Austremoine.
How old are the monuments of Salles-la-Source?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Salles-la-Source first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 2016.
How old are the homes in Salles-la-Source?
26% 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.