ClasséChapel · protected 1980Beffroi et chapelle dits KappelturnPhoto: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.025historic monuments
History of Obernai · Monuments historiques
25 historic monuments, more per resident than 95% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 25 historic monuments in Obernai: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 16 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 11th century. We have photos of 25 of them.
Monuments historiques
25
20 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
9
the highest protection
Inscrit
16
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Obernai in 25 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Hôtel de villeClassé
Maison dite maison natale de Sainte-OdileClassé
Beffroi et chapelle dits KappelturnClassé
Vieux rempartsClassé
Halle aux blés (anciennes boucheries)Classé+20See 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
Obernai has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 12,300 to 12,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Obernai25
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (20 per 10,000). Most per resident: Châteaudun, Mende and Bayeux.
The median town of these has 3. 6 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Obernai’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Beffroi et chapelle dits Kappelturn
9 of 9classé monuments stand within 400 m of Beffroi et chapelle dits Kappelturn, with 21 of the town’s 25 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
25 monuments by protection
9 Classé16 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.
Classé
9 classé monuments in Obernai
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 4 of the 9 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé
ClasséTown hall · protected 1900Hôtel de villePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1981Maison dite maison natale de Sainte-OdilePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1900Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-PaulPart of the building is protectedPhoto: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséMarket hall · protected 1900Halle aux blés (anciennes boucheries)Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséWell · protected 1900Puits à six seauxPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1929Immeuble, 20 place du MarchéPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1921Maison, 8, anciennement 9 rue des PèlerinsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
16 inscrit monuments in Obernai
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 15, A to Z
Ancien couvent des chanoines réguliers de saint AugustinAncienne Maison des BainsAncienne synagogueDomaine de la LéonardsauHôtel-restaurant A la ClocheImmeubles, 13-14 rue des PèlerinsMaison dite cour de GailMaison, 1 rue DietrichMaison, 145, anciennement Hell-d'Oberkirch (rue de) 198 rue du Général-GouraudMaison, 28 rue DietrichMaison, 3 rue de la CroixMaison, 61, anciennement Clémenceau (rue) 57 rue Général-GouraudMaison, 68, 70, anciennement 39, 41 rue du Général-GouraudMaison, 7 place de l'EtoileVestiges de l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-d'Oberlinden dite Oberkirch
9 more, named only by their kind
9 more are named in the list only by their kind: 7 houses (maisons), 1 building (immeuble) and 1 other, most from the 16th century. The 8 with an address are in the list above, by it.
12th c.1
16th c.4
17th c.2
undated2
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Obernai
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes12
Religious buildings5
Public & civic3
Tombs & cemeteries1
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 12 of 25 monuments (48%). 5 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 3 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Obernai’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.7
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution13
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
7 of 22 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Vestiges de l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-d'Oberlinden dite Oberkirch (11th & 13th c.). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
6 of Obernai’s monuments were protected in 1929
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1929 · 6
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First protected, in 1898: Vieux remparts. 6 were protected in 1929 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Obernai before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Nicolas Léonard Bagert Beker
Charles-Émile Freppel
Louis Caspar
Joseph Lefftz
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NL
Nicolas Léonard Bagert Beker1770–1840 · French general
CÉ
Charles-Émile Freppel1827–1891 · French Roman-catholic bishop
LC
Louis Caspar1841–1917 · French Roman-Catholic priest
JL
Joseph Lefftz1888–1977 · French librarian and academic
Everyone born in Obernai Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Obernai
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obernai | 12,587 | 25 | 9 | — |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Barr | 7,057 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Dorlisheim | 2,636 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Molsheim | 9,318 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Mutzig | 6,087 | 8 | 1 | — |
In brief
Obernai in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Obernai: per resident it has more than 95% of compared French towns. In all there are 25 historic monuments, 9 of them classé. Beffroi et chapelle dits Kappelturn sits at the heart of it all, with 9 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 22 with a date, 13 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Vestiges de l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-d'Oberlinden dite Oberkirch, from the 11th century. Nicolas Léonard Bagert Beker (1770), Charles-Émile Freppel (1827) and Louis Caspar (1841) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, 6.2% 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 Obernai
How many historic monuments are there in Obernai?
The Culture ministry lists 25 historic monuments in Obernai: 9 classé and 16 inscrit.
Which monuments in Obernai are classé?
9, among them Beffroi et chapelle dits Kappelturn, Vieux remparts, Hôtel de ville, Maison dite maison natale de Sainte-Odile, Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Paul and Halle aux blés (anciennes boucheries).
How old are the monuments of Obernai?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
When were monuments in Obernai first protected?
The first in 1898, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Obernai?
6.2% 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 8, 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.