ClasséCross · protected 1928Croix de chemin dite des TempliersPhoto: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle du Rat · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Peyrelevade · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 2 classé
The oldest monuments in Peyrelevade date from the 13th century. Since 2006, Peyrelevade has added 7.6% of its main homes, against 16% in the median compared French town.
Monuments historiques
5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
30%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Peyrelevade in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Peyrelevade’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.
5 monuments by protection
2 Classé3 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Peyrelevade
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Cross · protected 1928Croix de chemin
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Peyrelevade
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritCross · protected 1927Croix de cimetière
Farm · protected 1992Ferme de Drouillat (maison et dépendances)
Age of homes
30% of homes in Peyrelevade were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
30%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
11%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
7.6%
2006 on
PeyrelevadeMedian compared French town
30% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Peyrelevade
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrelevade | 824 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Ussel | 9,187 | 8 | 0 | — |
In brief
Peyrelevade in brief
More of Peyrelevade’s homes are old than in most places: 30% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Croix de chemin dite des Templiers. The oldest is Croix de chemin dite des Templiers, from the 13th century. The rest is about typical: most entries are churches and religious buildings; Antoine Plazanet (1760) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1927 and 1992.
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 Peyrelevade
How many historic monuments are there in Peyrelevade?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Peyrelevade: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Peyrelevade are classé?
2, among them Croix de chemin dite des Templiers and Croix de chemin.
How old are the monuments of Peyrelevade?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
When were monuments in Peyrelevade first protected?
The first in 1927, the latest in 1992.
How old are the homes in Peyrelevade?
30% 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 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.