ClasséArchaeological site · protected 2004Camp de Myard ou MiardPhoto: CrlNvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Camp de Myard ou Miard · Photo: CrlNvl · CC BY-SA 4.09historic monuments
History of Vitteaux · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Vitteaux: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). That’s 85 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 9 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
85 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
32%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Vitteaux in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
HallesClassé
Église Saint-Germain-d'AuxerreClassé
Immeuble dit Maison BélimeClassé
Hôtel PigetClassé
ImmeubleInscrit+4See all photosPhotos 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 Vitteaux’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.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Camp de Myard ou Miard (Prehistory).
Map
Where Vitteaux’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Immeuble dit Maison Bélime
4 of 5classé monuments stand within 400 m of Immeuble dit Maison Bélime, with 8 of the town’s 9 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
9 monuments by protection
5 Classé4 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.
Classé
5 classé monuments in Vitteaux
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 2001Église Saint-Germain-d'AuxerrePhoto: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1968Immeuble dit Maison BélimePhoto: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1997Hôtel PigetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Christian.gatti · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséMarket hall · protected 1964Halles, rue Hubert-LanguetPhoto: Christian.gatti · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Vitteaux
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison, dite aussi hôtel FerrandPhoto: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison, rue Pelletier-de-ChamburePhoto: Eponimm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1971Immeuble, 5 rue Hubert-LanguetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
32% of homes in Vitteaux were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
32%
Before 1919
8.4%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
7.2%
1991–2005
8.7%
2006 on
VitteauxMedian compared French town
32% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
10 people born in Vitteaux before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Marie Ponsard
Marc-Antoine Sirugue
Louis Daniel Champy
Jean-Baptiste Touzet
Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure
Félix Rocquain
Maurice Noirot
Gustave Chapuis
Étienne-Maxime Vallée
Georges Dumoulin
170017501800185019001950
JM
Jean-Marie Ponsard1747–1814 · French officer
MA
Marc-Antoine Sirugue1754–1842 · French politician
LD
Louis Daniel Champy1763–1831 · French industrialist
JB
Jean-Baptiste Touzet1769–1834 · French politician
LA
Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure1789–1832 · French soldier
FR
Félix Rocquain1833–1925 · French historian and archivist
MN
Maurice Noirot1849–1930 · French politician
GC
Gustave Chapuis1851–1920 · French politician
Everyone born in Vitteaux Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Vitteaux
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitteaux | 1,054 | 9 | 5 | — |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 13 | 6 | Yes |
In brief
Vitteaux in brief
Camp de Myard ou Miard, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Vitteaux. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 5 of them classé, including Camp de Myard ou Miard. Its housing is old: 32% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Immeuble dit Maison Bélime sits at the heart of it all, with 4 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Jean-Marie Ponsard (1747), Marc-Antoine Sirugue (1754) and Louis Daniel Champy (1763) are among the 10 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1926 and 2004.
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 Vitteaux
How many historic monuments are there in Vitteaux?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Vitteaux: 5 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Vitteaux are classé?
5, among them Camp de Myard ou Miard, Église Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, Immeuble dit Maison Bélime and Hôtel Piget.
How old are the monuments of Vitteaux?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Vitteaux first protected?
The first in 1926, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Vitteaux?
32% 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.