ClasséMonument · protected 1980Temple gallo-romain de type fanumPhoto: TCY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Temple gallo-romain de type fanum · Photo: TCY · CC BY-SA 3.027historic monuments
History of Aurillac · Monuments historiques
27 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Aurillac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 24 inscrit (the second level). That’s 10 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 86% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 24 of them.
Monuments historiques
27
10 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
24
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.1%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Aurillac in 24 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
MaisonClassé
Abbatiale Saint-GéraudClassé
PrisonInscrit
Hôtel de la PréfectureInscrit
Ancien château fort Saint-EtienneInscrit+19See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Aurillac’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution9
19th century 1801–19006
20th century and later since 19013
7 of 25 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Temple gallo-romain de type fanum (Antiquity). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Aurillac’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.
27 monuments by protection
3 Classé24 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. 4 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Aurillac
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1920Abbatiale Saint-GéraudPart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1963Maison, 5 place Saint-GéraudPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Heurtelions · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
24 inscrit monuments in Aurillac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 24, A to Z
Ancien château fort Saint-EtienneChapelle d'AurinquesChâteau de FabrèguesÉglise du Sacré CoeurÉglise Notre-Dame-aux-NeigesGendarmerie, 19 place du SquareHôtel de CébiéHôtel de la PréfectureHôtel de Malras (nouvelle mairie)Hôtel de NoaillesHôtel du Président-MaynardImmeuble de SurrelImmeuble situé au fond de l'impasse VermenouzeImmeuble, 8 rue du ConsulatMaison CapelleMaison consulaireMaison, 1 impasse VermenouzeMaison, 10 rue du ConsulatMonument aux mortsMusée, rue du CollègePalais de JusticePrison, 17 place du SquareStatue du Pape GerbertVilla Suzanne
6 more, named only by their kind
6 more are named in the list only by their kind: 2 houses (maisons), 1 building (immeuble) and 3 others, most from the 18th and 19th centuries. The 6 with an address are in the list above, by it.
17th c.1
18th c.2
19th c.2
undated1
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Aurillac
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes13
Religious buildings4
Public & civic4
Tombs & cemeteries2
Military & fortified1
Houses & homes: 13 of 27 monuments (48%). 4 are religious buildings, 1 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.
Protected area
Aurillac has had a protected historic area since 2008
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-32 | ZPPAUP December 19, 2008 | AVAP (heritage area rules) November 28, 2016 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
When protected
8 of Aurillac’s monuments were protected in 1946
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1946 · 8
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1920: Abbatiale Saint-Géraud. 8 were protected in 1946 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
40 people born in Aurillac before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Étienne-Guillaume de Sénezergues
Étienne Lolier
Antoine Delzons
Guillaume Trepsat
François-Xavier Pagès de Vixouze
Pierre Hébrard
Hugues Croizet
Louis-Joseph d'Humières
Antoine, Joseph Guitard
Jean-Baptiste Perret
Jacques Zacharie Destaing
Arsène Lacarrière-Latour
Pierre Crémont
Antony Béraud
Claude Sosthène Grasset d'Orcet
Jean-Baptiste Rames
Émile Duclaux
Paul Doumer
Marie Marvingt
Georges Monnet
170017501800185019001950
AL
Arsène Lacarrière-Latour1778–1837 · French architect
AB
Antony Béraud1792–1860 · French writer
CS
Claude Sosthène Grasset d'Orcet1828–1900 · French archaeologist and writer
JB
Jean-Baptiste Rames1832–1894 · French geologist
ÉD
Émile Duclaux1840–1904 · French microbiologist and chemist
PD
Paul Doumer1857–1932 · French statesman
MM
Marie Marvingt1875–1963 · French athlete and aviator
GM
Georges Monnet1898–1980 · French politician
Everyone born in Aurillac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Aurillac has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 25,100 to 27,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Aurillac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 27 | 3 | Yes |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Aurillac in brief
Aurillac’s oldest monument, Temple gallo-romain de type fanum, dates from Antiquity. In all there are 27 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Temple gallo-romain de type fanum. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 86% of compared French towns. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008. Of the 40 people born here before 1900, the best known include Arsène Lacarrière-Latour (1778), Antony Béraud (1792) and Claude Sosthène Grasset d'Orcet (1828). The rest is about typical: 9.1% 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 Aurillac
How many historic monuments are there in Aurillac?
The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Aurillac: 3 classé and 24 inscrit.
Which monuments in Aurillac are classé?
3, among them Temple gallo-romain de type fanum and Abbatiale Saint-Géraud.
How old are the monuments of Aurillac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
Is Aurillac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Aurillac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008.
When were monuments in Aurillac first protected?
The first in 1920, the latest in 2019.
How old are the homes in Aurillac?
9.1% 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.