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History of Barro · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Barro

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Barro with a classé monument is Verteuil-sur-Charente, 2.9 km away.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Barro

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

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Verteuil-sur-Charente1.8 mi31Yes
Ruffec2.4 mi31—
Nanteuil-en-Vallée3.9 mi42—
Courcôme4.1 mi32—
Raix6 mi11—
Fontenille6.8 mi21—

9 towns in Charente have protected historic areas: Angoulême, Cognac, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Jarnac, La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, Confolens, Villebois-Lavalette, Verteuil-sur-Charente, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne.

Age of homes

25% of homes in Barro were built before 1919

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

25%
Before 1919
5.4%
1919–45
8.6%
1946–70
19%
1971–90
18%
1991–2005
25%
2006 on
BarroMedian compared French town

25% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (25%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

In brief

Barro in brief

Old houses are part of Barro’s character: 25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Barro is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Verteuil-sur-Charente, 1.8 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 October 30, 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.