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History of Nuits-Saint-Georges · Monuments historiques

6 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 11 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 88% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 6 of them.

Monuments historiques
6
11 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures

Nuits-Saint-Georges in 6 photos

Nearly every classé monument, photographed. 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.

How old

How old Nuits-Saint-Georges’ monuments are

Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.

Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010

2 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Vestiges gallo-romains (1st & 4th c.).

Map

Where Nuits-Saint-Georges’ monuments stand

Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.

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

3 classé monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges

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.

Inscrit

3 inscrit monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges

Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.

Protected area

Nuits-Saint-Georges has had a protected historic area since 2019

Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.

AreaCreated asPlan in force
SPR27-08AVAP October 14, 2019AVAP (heritage area rules) October 14, 2019

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.

Age of homes

15% of homes in Nuits-Saint-Georges were built before 1919

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

15%
Before 1919
8%
1919–45
21%
1946–70
34%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesMedian compared French town

15% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (34%).

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

Born before 1900

4 people born in Nuits-Saint-Georges before 1900

Their lives on one line.

François Thurot
Charles-François Oudot
Nicolas-Joseph Marey
Félix Tisserand
170017501800185019001950
FT
François Thurot1727–1760 · French privateer, merchant naval captain and smuggler
FT
Félix Tisserand1845–1896 · French astronomer
CF
Charles-François Oudot1755–1841 · French jurist
NJ
Nicolas-Joseph Marey1760–1818 · French politician

Everyone born in Nuits-Saint-Georges Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.

Towns its size

Nuits-Saint-Georges has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size

Compared French towns of 5,200 to 5,300 residents, by historic monuments.

Nuits-Saint-Georges6
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (11 per 10,000). Most per resident: Forcalquier, Tourves and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

The median town of these has 1. 15 of the 41 have none.

Neighbors

Historic monuments in the towns around Nuits-Saint-Georges

TownResidentsMonumentsClasséProtected area
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,23563Yes
Gevrey-Chambertin2,91740Yes
Beaune20,3523716Yes
Marsannay-la-Côte5,43331Yes
Chenôve14,24400Yes
Longvic8,89610—
Neuilly-Crimolois3,58800—
In brief

Nuits-Saint-Georges in brief

The record in Nuits-Saint-Georges starts with Vestiges gallo-romains, which dates from Antiquity. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Vestiges gallo-romains. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 88% of compared French towns.

Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2019. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 4 of 6. Beyond that, the list grew between 1913 and 2015.

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 Nuits-Saint-Georges

How many historic monuments are there in Nuits-Saint-Georges?

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.

Which monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges are classé?

3, among them Vestiges gallo-romains, Église Saint-Symphorien and Hôpital (ancien hôtel-Dieu).

How old are the monuments of Nuits-Saint-Georges?

The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.

Is Nuits-Saint-Georges a protected historic area?

Yes: part of Nuits-Saint-Georges has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2019.

When were monuments in Nuits-Saint-Georges first protected?

The first in 1913, the latest in 2015.

How old are the homes in Nuits-Saint-Georges?

15% 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 9, 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.