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Préfecture
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Préfecture

Inscrit historic monument since 1975One of 34 inscrit monuments in Angoulême; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
PPublic buildingS19th c.1975protectedPPartly protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Préfecture

Préfecture is one of 34 inscrit historic monuments in Angoulême, the second of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1828 and 1834 (19th c.). The list names its makers: Abadie Paul;père (maître de l'oeuvre). Part of it has been inscrit since 1975. 13 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00104226 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Angoulême · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1PréfectureStart here
  2. 2Immeuble, 18 rue d'IénaInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Hôtel de villeClassé · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Restes des remparts du duc d'EpernonInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5HalleInscrit · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Église Saint-MartialInscrit0.2 miMaison dite Maison Saint-SimonInscrit0.2 miAncienne lanterne des mortsInscrit0.3 miÉglise Saint-AndréInscrit0.3 miAncien évêchéInscrit0.3 miHôtel Mousnier-LongpréInscrit0.3 mi
Around it

3 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

IImmeuble, 28 rue d'Iéna72 mIImmeuble, 18 rue d'Iéna127 mIBastion, rue de Bélat135 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Logis de FrégeneuilSoyaux · 1.9 mi away
Moulin à papier du VergerPuymoyen · 2.7 mi away
Château de l'OisellerieLa Couronne · 3 mi away
Moulin à papier de FleuracNersac · 3.4 mi away
Château de FleuracNersac · 3.5 mi away
Fontaine dite de François-IerRuelle-sur-Touvre · 3.9 mi away
Retranchement préhistorique du Camp aux AnglaisMouthiers-sur-Boëme · 4.2 mi away
Château de la TranchadeGarat · 4.5 mi away

Questions about Préfecture

Is Préfecture protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1975 (Mérimée record PA00104226). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Préfecture?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Préfecture built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1828 and 1834 (19th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.