ClasséArchaeological site · protected 2014Aqueduc gallo-romain de SaintesPhoto: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Martial · Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.04historic monuments
History of Le Douhet · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Douhet: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 4 of them. The ministry first listed a monument in Le Douhet in 1840.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
40%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Le Douhet in pictures
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Le Douhet’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.
4 monuments by protection
3 Classé1 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Le Douhet
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.
Classé
ClasséInscrit
One inscrit monument in Le Douhet
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 2023ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
40% of homes in Le Douhet were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
40%
Before 1919
6.7%
1919–45
6.4%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
15%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
Le DouhetMedian compared French town
40% 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 (40%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Douhet
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Douhet | 708 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 26 | 17 | Yes |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 10 | 3 | Yes |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 20 | 5 | Yes |
In brief
Le Douhet in brief
Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes, from Antiquity, is the oldest monument in Le Douhet. In all there are 4 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Église Saint-Martial. Of its homes, 40% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, the list grew between 1840 and 2023.
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 Le Douhet
How many historic monuments are there in Le Douhet?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Douhet: 3 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Le Douhet are classé?
3, among them Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes and Église Saint-Martial.
How old are the homes in Le Douhet?
40% 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 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.