ClasséChurch · protected 1988Ancienne église de ToulongerguesPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne église de Toulongergues · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.011historic monuments
History of Villeneuve · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments, 2 classé
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Villeneuve date from the 10th century. Villeneuve has 56 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 9 of Villeneuve’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
11
56 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
25%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Villeneuve in 9 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église du Saint-SépulcreClassé
Château de GinalsInscrit
Maison voisine de la porte de ville carréeInscrit
Château (ancien prieuré) de ToulongerguesInscrit
Pigeonnier du FoirailInscrit+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 Villeneuve’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.
11 monuments by protection
2 Classé9 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Villeneuve
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.
ClasséInscrit
9 inscrit monuments in Villeneuve
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1980Château de GinalsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison voisine de la porte de ville carréePhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 2021Église Saint-AugustinPhoto: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritDovecote · protected 2011Pigeonnier du FoirailPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1997Château (ancien prieuré) de ToulongerguesPhoto: Toulongergues · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritPriory · protected 1996Ancien prieuréPart of the building is protected
Hospital · protected 2022Léproserie dite maladreriePart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Villeneuve
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings4
Houses & homes3
Military & fortified2
Farm buildings1
Religious buildings: 4 of 11 monuments (36%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old
How old Villeneuve’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.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 8 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien prieuré (Middle Ages). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Villeneuve
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR76-21 | ZPPAUP January 14, 1991 | Still being drawn up |
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.
When protected
3 of Villeneuve’s monuments were protected in 1928
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1925: Église du Saint-Sépulcre. 3 were protected in 1928 alone. 3 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
25% of homes in Villeneuve were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
25%
Before 1919
7.6%
1919–45
11%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
VilleneuveMedian compared French town
25% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Villeneuve
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve | 1,948 | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 31 | 24 | Yes |
| Capdenac-Gare | 4,440 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Figeac Lot | 9,793 | 27 | 8 | Yes |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 7 | 0 | — |
In brief
Villeneuve in brief
Ancien prieuré, from the 10th century, is the oldest monument in Villeneuve. All told, the list holds 11 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of its homes, 25% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 6 of 8.
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 Villeneuve
How many historic monuments are there in Villeneuve?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Villeneuve: 2 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Villeneuve are classé?
2, among them Ancienne église de Toulongergues and Église du Saint-Sépulcre.
How old are the monuments of Villeneuve?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
Is Villeneuve a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Villeneuve is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Villeneuve first protected?
The first in 1925, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Villeneuve?
25% 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.