ClasséBridge · protected 2017Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride)Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride) · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.09historic monuments
History of Val d'Arcomie · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, 1 classé
The oldest monuments in Val d'Arcomie date from the 14th century. We have photos of 7 of Val d'Arcomie’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
9
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
34%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Val d'Arcomie in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château de PompignacInscrit
Château de LongevialleInscrit
Ferme Allègre dite Maison du PaysanInscrit
Ferme d'EstremiacInscrit
Château du ChassanInscrit+2See 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 Val d'Arcomie’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
1 Classé8 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
One classé monument in Val d'Arcomie
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.
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Val d'Arcomie
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritFarm · protected 2002Ferme d'EstremiacPhoto: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFarm · protected 2003Ferme Torrette dite la Vieille MaisonPhoto: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1986Château de LongeviallePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1992Château du ChassanPhoto: User:W.Mechelke / de:Benutzer:W.Mechelke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFarm · protected 1987Ferme Allègre dite Maison du PaysanPhoto: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cross · protected 1992Croix de pélerinage
Cross · protected 1983Croix de Montchanson
How old
How old Val d'Arcomie’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 Revolution5
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Château de Pompignac (14th c.).
Age of homes
34% of homes in Val d'Arcomie were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
34%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
18%
1971–90
9.4%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
Val d'ArcomieMedian compared French town
34% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Val d'Arcomie
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Arcomie | 922 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 33 | 5 | Yes |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère | 3,955 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Val d'Arcomie in brief
More of Val d'Arcomie’s homes are old than in most places: 34% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride). Of the 9 with a date, 5 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Château de Pompignac, from the 14th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1941 and 2017.
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 Val d'Arcomie
How many historic monuments are there in Val d'Arcomie?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Val d'Arcomie: 1 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Val d'Arcomie are classé?
One: Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride).
How old are the monuments of Val d'Arcomie?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
When were monuments in Val d'Arcomie first protected?
The first in 1941, the latest in 2017.
How old are the homes in Val d'Arcomie?
34% 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.