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History of Orcenais · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Orcenais

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Bruère-Allichamps, 6.2 km from Orcenais, is the nearest town with a classé monument.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Orcenais

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

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Bruère-Allichamps3.9 mi43—
La Celle4 mi22—
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux4.2 mi32—
Saint-Amand-Montrond4.6 mi82—
Drevant4.9 mi21—
La Groutte5 mi11—

5 towns in Cher have protected historic areas: Bourges, Aubigny-sur-Nère, Saint-Satur, Sancerre, Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre.

Age of homes

44% of homes in Orcenais were built before 1919

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

44%
Before 1919
6.6%
1919–45
6.6%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
7.4%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
OrcenaisMedian compared French town

44% 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 (44%).

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

In brief

Orcenais in brief

Old houses are part of Orcenais’s character: 44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Orcenais has nothing on the list; Bruère-Allichamps, 3.9 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.

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.