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Beffroi
Photo: Marie de Bueil / Rémi Mathis · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Beffroi

Classé historic monument since 1885One of 16 classé monuments in Beaune; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
PPublic buildingS14th c.1885protected
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About Beffroi

Beffroi is one of 16 classé historic monuments in Beaune, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 14th c. It has been classé since 1885. 31 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00112102 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Beaune · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

14 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Beffroi

Is Beffroi protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1885 (Mérimée record PA00112102).

Can you visit Beffroi?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Beffroi built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 14th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.