ClasséChâteau · protected 1924Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de RamsteinPhoto: Rémi Simonnin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de Ramstein · Photo: Rémi Simonnin · CC BY-SA 4.09historic monuments
History of Scherwiller · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Scherwiller: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
29 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.7%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Scherwiller in 8 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison appelée Corps de gardeClassé
Pont numéro 1Inscrit
Pont numéro 2Inscrit
Pont numéro 3Inscrit
Ancienne synagogueInscrit+3See 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
Scherwiller has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,100 to 3,100 residents, by historic monuments.
Scherwiller9
#2 of 41for monuments per resident (29 per 10,000). Most per resident: Arbois, Scherwiller and Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
The median town of these has 1. 14 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Scherwiller’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
9 monuments by protection
2 Classé7 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. 5 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Scherwiller
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.
ClasséHouse · protected 1924Maison appelée Corps de gardePhoto: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Scherwiller
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritSynagogue · protected 1985Ancienne synagoguePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1985Immeuble, dit Maison du RabbinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1932Maison, 2 rue de la MairiePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bridge · protected 1993Pont numéro 4
How old
How old Scherwiller’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 Revolution7
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 8 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de Ramstein (12th & 13th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Scherwiller
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherwiller | 3,099 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Châtenois | 4,294 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Sélestat | 19,589 | 35 | 5 | — |
| Hilsenheim | 2,604 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin | 4,685 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Barr | 7,057 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Huttenheim | 2,735 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Scherwiller in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Scherwiller: per resident it has more than 97% of compared French towns. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de Ramstein. Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments.
Of the 8 with a date, 7 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de Ramstein, from the 12th century. Beyond that, the list grew between 1924 and 1993; and 9.7% 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 Scherwiller
How many historic monuments are there in Scherwiller?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Scherwiller: 2 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Scherwiller are classé?
2, among them Ruines des châteaux de Ortenbourg et de Ramstein and Maison appelée Corps de garde.
How old are the monuments of Scherwiller?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Scherwiller first protected?
The first in 1924, the latest in 1993.
How old are the homes in Scherwiller?
9.7% 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) · 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.