ClasséConvent · protected 1987Ancien monastère Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sous-Préfecture (ancien Hôtel d'Orcet) · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Mauriac · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Mauriac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. That’s 17 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 94% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 11th century. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
17 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
14%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Mauriac in 5 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-Dame-des-MiraclesClassé
Ancien monastère Saint-PierreClassé
CollègeInscrit
Fontaine de MonthyonInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Mauriac has had a protected historic area since 2009
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-36 | ZPPAUP September 14, 2009 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) September 14, 2009 |
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.
Map
Where Mauriac’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre, with 5 of the town’s 6 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé2 Inscrit1 Level not given
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 Mauriac
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 1840Église Notre-Dame-des-MiraclesPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1927Sous-Préfecture (ancien Hôtel d'Orcet)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Mauriac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
InscritSchool · protected 1927CollègePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CrossCroix de cimetière
How old
How old Mauriac’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 Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre (11th & 14th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Age of homes
14% of homes in Mauriac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
14%
Before 1919
7.4%
1919–45
23%
1946–70
39%
1971–90
10%
1991–2005
6.1%
2006 on
MauriacMedian compared French town
14% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (39%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Mauriac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Chappe
Nicolas Mirande
Paulin Duclaux
Jean-Jacques Durrieu
Firmin Salvy
Alfred Louis Martin
Jules Saliège
170017501800185019001950
JC
Jean Chappe1728–1769 · French astronomer
JS
Jules Saliège1870–1956 · Catholic cardinal
NM
Nicolas Mirande1746–1815 · French politician
PD
Paulin Duclaux1746–1809 · French politician
JJ
Jean-Jacques Durrieu1812–1885 · French politician
FS
Firmin Salvy1815–1881 · French politician
AL
Alfred Louis Martin1839–1903 · French painter, engraver and draughtsperson
Everyone born in Mauriac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Mauriac has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,400 to 3,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Mauriac6
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (17 per 10,000). Most per resident: Saint-Céré, Val-de-Cognac and Bellevigne-les-Châteaux.
The median town of these has 2. 12 of the 41 have none.
In brief
Mauriac in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Mauriac: per resident it has more than 94% of compared French towns. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Sous-Préfecture (ancien Hôtel d'Orcet). Its housing is old: 14% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 3 of 5. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1840 and 2003.
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 Mauriac
How many historic monuments are there in Mauriac?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Mauriac: 3 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mauriac are classé?
3, among them Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre, Église Notre-Dame-des-Miracles and Sous-Préfecture (ancien Hôtel d'Orcet).
How old are the monuments of Mauriac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
Is Mauriac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Mauriac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009.
When were monuments in Mauriac first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2003.
How old are the homes in Mauriac?
14% 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.