InscritTemple · protected 1935Église protestantePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien Hôtel Marco · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.04historic monuments
History of Barr · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, none of them classé
Since 1931, Barr has had a listed monument. Barr’s monuments include Église protestante and Hôtel de ville. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Barr 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 Barr’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.
4 monuments by protection
4 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
4 inscrit monuments in Barr
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown hall · protected 1931Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1935Ancien Hôtel MarcoPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1935Maison, 4 place de l'Hôtel-de-VillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Kuhn Anne-Thérèse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
15% of homes in Barr were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
7.5%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
20%
1971–90
25%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
BarrMedian compared French town
15% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1991 and 2005 than in any other period (25%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Barr before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Hermann
Jean-Frédéric Hermann
Jean-François Marande
Jules Rieffel
Charles Dietz-Monnin
Adolphe Bossert
Paul Helmer
170017501800185019001950
JH
Jean Hermann1738–1800 · French physician, zoologist and botanist
JF
Jean-Frédéric Hermann1743–1820 · French politician
JF
Jean-François Marande1799–1854 · French politician
JR
Jules Rieffel1806–1886 · French engineer
CD
Charles Dietz-Monnin1826–1896 · French politician
AB
Adolphe Bossert1832–1922 · French Germanist
PH
Paul Helmer1874–1929 · French politician
Everyone born in Barr Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Barr
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr | 7,057 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 25 | 9 | — |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Huttenheim | 2,735 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Benfeld | 5,973 | 10 | 0 | — |
| Scherwiller | 3,099 | 9 | 2 | — |
In brief
Barr in brief
Église protestante, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Barr. In all there are 4 historic monuments, including Ancien Hôtel Marco. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean Hermann (1738), Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1743) and Jean-François Marande (1799). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 4 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 3); and the list grew between 1931 and 1935.
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 Barr
How many historic monuments are there in Barr?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Barr: 4 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Barr?
15% 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) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · 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.