ClasséChurch · protected 1997Église protestante Saint-MartinPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église protestante Saint-Martin · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.011historic monuments
History of Westhoffen · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments, 2 classé
Westhoffen’s oldest monuments date from the 13th century. For every 10,000 residents Westhoffen counts 64 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. 11 of Westhoffen’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
11
64 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
24%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Westhoffen in 11 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Vestiges des anciennes fortificationsClassé
Fontaine près de la mairieInscrit
MaisonInscrit
MaisonInscrit
MaisonInscrit+6See 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 Westhoffen’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.
11 monuments by protection
2 Classé9 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
2 classé monuments in Westhoffen
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.
ClasséTown walls · protected 2000Vestiges des anciennes fortificationsPhoto: Low-R · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
9 inscrit monuments in Westhoffen
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFountain · protected 1931Fontaine près de la mairiePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 1, anciennement Quartier Vert ( ) 61 rue du KlingeltorPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 3 rue du KlingeltorPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 107 rue ByrisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 127, anciennement Principale (rue) 76 rue ByrisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 142, anciennement Principale (rue) 12 rue ByrisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1934Maison, 71 StadtrainPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritSynagogue · protected 1990Synagogue, place de la SynagoguePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 140, anciennement Principale (rue) 17 rue ByrisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Most of Westhoffen’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes8
Religious buildings2
Military & fortified1
Houses & homes: 8 of 11 monuments (73%). 2 are religious buildings, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Westhoffen’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 Revolution7
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église protestante Saint-Martin (13th & 19th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
When protected
Over half of Westhoffen’s monuments were protected in 1931
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1931 · 7
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1931: Fontaine près de la mairie. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
24% of homes in Westhoffen were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
24%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
13%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
WesthoffenMedian compared French town
24% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (24%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Westhoffen before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb
Ignace Léopold Élisée Scherb
Simon Debré
170017501800185019001950
MA
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb1747–1838 · French general
IL
Ignace Léopold Élisée Scherb1776–1842 · French military personnel
SD
Simon Debré1854–1939 · French rabbi
Everyone born in Westhoffen Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Westhoffen
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhoffen | 1,720 | 11 | 2 | — |
| Wasselonne | 5,780 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Marlenheim | 4,185 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Mutzig | 6,087 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Molsheim | 9,318 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Dorlisheim | 2,636 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Marmoutier | 2,699 | 6 | 1 | — |
In brief
Westhoffen in brief
Old houses are part of Westhoffen’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 11 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of the whole list, 73% are houses and homes. Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Église protestante Saint-Martin, from the 13th century.
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb (1747), Ignace Léopold Élisée Scherb (1776) and Simon Debré (1854) were all born here before 1900. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1931: 7 of 11.
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 Westhoffen
How many historic monuments are there in Westhoffen?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Westhoffen: 2 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Westhoffen are classé?
2, among them Église protestante Saint-Martin and Vestiges des anciennes fortifications.
How old are the monuments of Westhoffen?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
When were monuments in Westhoffen first protected?
The first in 1931, the latest in 2000.
How old are the homes in Westhoffen?
24% 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.