InscritChurch · protected 1984Église catholique de la TrinitéPhoto: Луц Фишер-Лампрехт · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Calvaire · Photo: Ralph Hammann · CC BY-SA 4.08historic monuments
History of Lauterbourg · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, none of them classé
Lauterbourg’s oldest monuments date from the 14th century. That’s 34 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 7 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
34 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Lauterbourg in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Tour des BouchersInscrit
Caserne RoyaleInscrit
Ancien château épiscopalInscrit
Porte de LandauInscrit
Hotel de villeInscrit+2See 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 Lauterbourg’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.
8 monuments by protection
8 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Lauterbourg
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBishop’s palace · protected 1932Ancien château épiscopalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: peter schmelzle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBarracks · protected 2023Caserne RoyalePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown hall · protected 1932Hotel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritFortified house · protected 1993Tour des BouchersPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCalvary · protected 1932Calvaire, place de l'EglisePhoto: Ralph Hammann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Town gate · protected 1931Porte du Milieu
How old
How old Lauterbourg’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.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution6
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 7 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église catholique de la Trinité (14th–18th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Lauterbourg
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauterbourg | 2,324 | 8 | 0 | — |
| Seltz | 3,204 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Wissembourg | 7,566 | 27 | 8 | — |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts | 3,121 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Betschdorf | 4,231 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Soufflenheim | 4,740 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Drusenheim | 5,388 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Lauterbourg in brief
The official list counts 8 historic monuments in Lauterbourg. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 6 of 7. The oldest, Église catholique de la Trinité, dates from the 14th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are military buildings; Paul Schmitthenner (1884) and Albert Bayer (1895) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1931 and 2023.
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 Lauterbourg
How many historic monuments are there in Lauterbourg?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Lauterbourg: 8 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Lauterbourg?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
When were monuments in Lauterbourg first protected?
The first in 1931, the latest in 2023.
How old are the homes in Lauterbourg?
9.4% 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 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.