ClasséAbbey · protected 1840Ancienne abbaye bénédictinePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église de Sindelsberg · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Marmoutier · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, more per resident than 96% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Marmoutier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
22 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Marmoutier in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancienne abbaye bénédictineClassé
CimetièreInscrit
Ancien hôtel de WangenInscrit
Banc-reposoir napoléonienInscrit
MaisonInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Marmoutier has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,700 to 2,700 residents, by historic monuments.
Marmoutier6
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (22 per 10,000). Most per resident: Confolens, Sarre-Union and Brienne-le-Château.
The median town of these has 2. 9 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Marmoutier’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.
6 monuments by protection
1 Classé5 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.
Classé
One classé monument in Marmoutier
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Marmoutier
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1935Église de SindelsbergPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1998Ancien hôtel de WangenPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1988Banc-reposoir napoléonienPhoto: Rudolf Wild · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCemetery · protected 1975CimetièrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Djangel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1932Maison, 6, anciennement Grand-Rue ( ) 333 rue du Général-LeclercPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Marmoutier’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.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église de Sindelsberg (12th–19th c.).
Age of homes
15% of homes in Marmoutier were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
7.4%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
20%
1991–2005
13%
2006 on
MarmoutierMedian 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 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Marmoutier before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Isaac Lévy
Alphonse Lévy
Albert Kahn
1800182518501875190019251950
AK
Albert Kahn1860–1940 · Banker, philanthropist, pioneer of photography
IL
Isaac Lévy1835–1912 · French rabbi
AL
Alphonse Lévy1843–1918 · French painter and caricaturist
Everyone born in Marmoutier Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Marmoutier
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmoutier | 2,699 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Saverne | 11,460 | 18 | 5 | — |
| Wasselonne | 5,780 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Dettwiller | 2,558 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Phalsbourg Moselle | 4,688 | 38 | 1 | Yes |
| Marlenheim | 4,185 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Hochfelden | 4,038 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Marmoutier in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Marmoutier: per resident it has more than 96% of compared French towns. All told, the list holds 6 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Ancienne abbaye bénédictine. Its housing is old: 15% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 6 with a date, 3 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Église de Sindelsberg, from the 12th century. Albert Kahn (1860), Isaac Lévy (1835) and Alphonse Lévy (1843) were all born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1840 and 1998.
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 Marmoutier
How many historic monuments are there in Marmoutier?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Marmoutier: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Marmoutier are classé?
One: Ancienne abbaye bénédictine.
How old are the monuments of Marmoutier?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Marmoutier first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 1998.
How old are the homes in Marmoutier?
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.