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History of Mérignac · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Mérignac

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Chantillac, 3.5 km from Mérignac, is the nearest town with a classé monument.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Mérignac

Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Chantillac2.2 mi11—
Bors (Canton de Charente-Sud)4.7 mi11—
Fontaines-d'Ozillac5.6 mi11—
Champagnac8.4 mi11—
Salignac-de-Mirambeau9.1 mi11—
Reignac9.5 mi11—

23 towns in Charente-Maritime have protected historic areas: La Rochelle, Saintes, Rochefort, Royan, Surgères, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, Marans, Le Château-d'Oléron, Pons, Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer and 11 more.

Age of homes

34% of homes in Mérignac were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

34%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
10%
1946–70
8.2%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
MérignacMedian 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.

In brief

Mérignac in brief

More of Mérignac’s homes are old than in most places: 34% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Mérignac is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Chantillac, 2.2 mi away.

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) · 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.