ClasséAbbey · protected 1998Ancienne chartreusePhoto: Pierre Horst (1702) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Grandes Boucheries · Photo: Hermann Luyken · CC BY-SA 3.016historic monuments
History of Molsheim · Monuments historiques
16 historic monuments, 3 classé
For every 10,000 residents Molsheim counts 17 monuments, more per resident than 93% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. The oldest monuments in Molsheim date from the 11th century. We have photos of 16 of Molsheim’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
16
17 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
13
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Molsheim in 16 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancienne chartreuseClassé
Ancienne église des Jésuites, ou église catholique Saint-GeorgesClassé
Église DompeterInscrit
Ancienne Cour d'AltorfInscrit
Ancien couvent d'Augustines Notre-DameInscrit+11See 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 Molsheim’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Grandes Boucheries
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Grandes Boucheries, with 14 of the town’s 16 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
16 monuments by protection
3 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Molsheim
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.
ClasséChurch · protected 1939Ancienne église des Jésuites, ou église catholique Saint-GeorgesPhoto: Lybil BER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
13 inscrit monuments in Molsheim
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
Ancien couvent d'Augustines Notre-DameAncienne Cour d'AltorfÉglise DompeterEnceinte médiévale de la ville (vestiges du mur)Grande croix du cimetièreMaison, 14, anciennement 42 rue de SaverneMaison, 15 rue de StrasbourgMaison, 16, anciennement 8 rue JennerMaison, 20, anciennement 8 rue JennerMaison, 5 rue de l'EgliseMaison, 9, anciennement 20 rue de StrasbourgMont des OliviersTour des Forgerons
6 more, named only by their kind
6 more are named in the list only by their kind: 6 houses (maisons), most from the 17th century. The 6 with an address are in the list above, by it.
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Molsheim
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes7
Religious buildings5
Military & fortified2
Tombs & cemeteries1
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 7 of 16 monuments (44%). 5 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Molsheim’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.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution11
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
4 of 16 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Dompeter (11th–18th c.).
When protected
7 of Molsheim’s monuments were protected in 1929
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1929 · 7
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1920: Grandes Boucheries. 7 were protected in 1929 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Molsheim before 1900
Their lives on one line.
François-Joseph Westermann
Joseph Armand von Nordmann
Marie Louise Amiet
175017751800182518501875190019251950
FJ
François-Joseph Westermann1751–1794 · French general
JA
Joseph Armand von Nordmann1759–1809 · Austrian general
ML
Marie Louise Amiet1879–1949 · French painter died 1944?
Everyone born in Molsheim Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Molsheim has the most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 9,200 to 9,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Molsheim16
#1 of 41for monuments per resident (17 per 10,000). Most per resident: Molsheim, Sarzeau and Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
The median town of these has 2. 8 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Molsheim
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molsheim | 9,318 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Dorlisheim | 2,636 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Mutzig | 6,087 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Duttlenheim | 3,011 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 25 | 9 | — |
In brief
Molsheim in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Molsheim: per resident it has more than 93% of compared French towns. In all there are 16 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. No town its size has more historic monuments: it leads the 41 nearest in population. Grandes Boucheries sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Of the 16 with a date, 11 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Église Dompeter, from the 11th century. François-Joseph Westermann (1751), Joseph Armand von Nordmann (1759) and Marie Louise Amiet (1879) were all born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 7% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 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 Molsheim
How many historic monuments are there in Molsheim?
The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Molsheim: 3 classé and 13 inscrit.
Which monuments in Molsheim are classé?
3, among them Ancienne chartreuse, Ancienne église des Jésuites, ou église catholique Saint-Georges and Grandes Boucheries.
How old are the monuments of Molsheim?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
When were monuments in Molsheim first protected?
The first in 1920, the latest in 2002.
How old are the homes in Molsheim?
7% 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.