InscritChurch · protected 1926Église Saint-MartinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel Ventadour · Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Ussel · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Ussel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. That’s 8.7 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 83% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
Monuments historiques
8
8.7 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Ussel in pictures
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Ussel’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Oppidum dit du Camp de César (Prehistory). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Ussel’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
8 monuments by protection
8 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.
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Ussel
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown house · protected 1932Hôtel VentadourPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site · protected 1977Oppidum dit du Camp de César
Château · protected 1980Château de la MothePart of the building is protected
Building · protected 1963Immeuble, 7 avenue CarnotPart of the building is protected
House · protected 1929Maison, 6 rue de l'EglisePart of the building is protected
House · protected 1929Maison, 5 place JoffrePart of the building is protected
House · protected 1929Maison, 2 rue du SénéchalPart of the building is protected
Born before 1900
9 people born in Ussel before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Antoine Pénières
Louis Laumond
François Grabié
Jules Dubernard
Raymond Penières
Noël Auricoste
Marcel Treich-Laplène
François Var
Aymé Guerrin
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MT
Marcel Treich-Laplène1860–1890 · French colonial governor
JA
Jean-Antoine Pénières1810–1877 · French politician
LL
Louis Laumond1829–1895 · French politician
FG
François Grabié1834–1902 · Occitan French poet
JD
Jules Dubernard1840–1905 · French Catholic priest
RP
Raymond Penières1840–1922 · French politician
NA
Noël Auricoste1844–1909 · French politician
FV
François Var1888–1972 · French politician
Everyone born in Ussel Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Ussel has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 9,000 to 9,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Ussel8
#6 of 41for monuments per resident (8.7 per 10,000). Most per resident: Molsheim, Sarzeau and Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
The median town of these has 2. 12 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Ussel
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussel | 9,187 | 8 | 0 | — |
| Égletons | 4,341 | 3 | 0 | — |
In brief
Ussel in brief
The record in Ussel starts with Oppidum dit du Camp de César, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 8 historic monuments, including Hôtel Ventadour. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 83% of compared French towns. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 7 with a date, 4 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Of the 9 people born here before 1900, the best known include Marcel Treich-Laplène (1860), Jean-Antoine Pénières (1810) and Louis Laumond (1829). Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; the list grew between 1926 and 1980; and 7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Ussel
How many historic monuments are there in Ussel?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Ussel: 8 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Ussel?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Ussel first protected?
The first in 1926, the latest in 1980.
How old are the homes in Ussel?
7.2% 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.