ClasséChurch · protected 1945Église Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Pierre · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Jarnac · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2002
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Jarnac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 13 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 90% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 13th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
13 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
27%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Jarnac in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château des ChabannesInscrit
Maison natale de François MitterandInscrit
Logis de NanclasInscrit
Château Saint-MartialInscrit
Temple protestantInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Jarnac has had a protected historic area since 2002
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-07 | ZPPAUP November 4, 2002 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) November 4, 2002 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Jarnac’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.
6 monuments by protection
1 Classé5 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 Jarnac
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Jarnac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritManor house · protected 1985Logis de NanclasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: rosier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritChâteau · protected 2014Château Saint-MartialPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 2006Maison natale de François MitterandPhoto: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Jarnac’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.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19003
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 6 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Pierre (13th c.).
Age of homes
27% of homes in Jarnac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
27%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
19%
1946–70
26%
1971–90
7.5%
1991–2005
8.5%
2006 on
JarnacMedian compared French town
27% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
5 people born in Jarnac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Henri Burgaud des Marets
Louis Royer
Eutrope Lambert
Philippe Delamain
Robert Delamain
1800182518501875190019251950
HB
Henri Burgaud des Marets1806–1873 · French philologist
LR
Louis Royer1825–1903 · French businessman
EL
Eutrope Lambert1842–1910 · French journalist and poet
PD
Philippe Delamain1847–1902 · French archaeologist and historian
RD
Robert Delamain1879–1949 · French writer
Everyone born in Jarnac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Jarnac has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,500 to 4,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Jarnac6
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (13 per 10,000). Most per resident: Hesdin-la-Forêt, La Réole and Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
The median town of these has 1. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Jarnac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnac | 4,486 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Châteaubernard | 3,878 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cognac | 18,532 | 20 | 5 | Yes |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 3,550 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Rouillac | 2,919 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Val-de-Cognac | 3,471 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 4,357 | 4 | 3 | — |
In brief
Jarnac in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Jarnac: per resident it has more than 90% of compared French towns. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église Saint-Pierre. Its housing is old: 27% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Maison natale de François Mitterand is one of the Maisons des Illustres, the homes of people who left their mark on France.
Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2002. Of the 6 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1945 and 2014.
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 Jarnac
How many historic monuments are there in Jarnac?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Jarnac: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Jarnac are classé?
One: Église Saint-Pierre.
How old are the monuments of Jarnac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
Is Jarnac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Jarnac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2002.
When were monuments in Jarnac first protected?
The first in 1945, the latest in 2014.
How old are the homes in Jarnac?
27% 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) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · 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 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.