ClasséStanding stone · protected 1862Menhir de la Roche LonguePhoto: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fontaine des Carmes · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.015historic monuments
History of Quintin · Monuments historiques
15 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1987. The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Quintin: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from prehistory. We have photos of 15 of them.
Monuments historiques
15
55 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
7
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Quintin in 15 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Fontaine de Notre-Dame de la PorteClassé
ChâteauClassé
Menhir de la Roche LongueClassé
Ancien hôtel Poulain, actuellement office de tourismeClassé
MaisonClassé+10See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Quintin has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by historic monuments.
Quintin15
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (55 per 10,000). Most per resident: Confolens, Sarre-Union and Quintin.
The median town of these has 2. 8 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Quintin’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Château
6 of 7classé monuments stand within 400 m of Château, with 13 of the town’s 15 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
15 monuments by protection
7 Classé8 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
7 classé monuments in Quintin
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 4 of the 7 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséFountain · protected 1913Fontaine de Notre-Dame de la PortePhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1977Ancien hôtel Poulain, actuellement office de tourismePart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséChâteau · protected 1983Château, 5 impasse de la PompePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Brieg · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1977Maison, 8 rue au LaitPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1977Maison, 5 place 1830Part of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Quintin
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1951Restes de l'église Saint-ThuriauPhoto: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMilitary building · protected 1951Anciennes fortificationsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1951Deux maisonsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1951La Grande Maison, actuellement Trésor PublicPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fanoufan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1951Maison du 18e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1951Maison, 37 Grande RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Most of Quintin’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes9
Religious buildings2
Bridges & engineering2
Military & fortified1
Tombs & cemeteries1
Houses & homes: 9 of 15 monuments (60%). 2 are religious buildings.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Quintin’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 Revolution12
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 15 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Menhir de la Roche Longue (Prehistory).
Protected area
Quintin has had a protected historic area since 1987
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-13 | ZPPAUP September 18, 1987 | AVAP (heritage area rules) June 27, 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.
When protected
6 of Quintin’s monuments were protected in 1951
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1951 · 6
186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1862: Menhir de la Roche Longue. 6 were protected in 1951 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
21% of homes in Quintin were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
6.8%
1919–45
18%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
QuintinMedian compared French town
21% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
16 people born in Quintin before 1900
Their lives on one line.
François Julien Limon
Jean-François-Pierre Poulain de Corbion
François-Jean Daillant de La Touche
Honoré Marie Fleury
Jean-Baptiste Digaultray
Louis Paul Cavelier de Cuverville
Gustave Le Borgne de La Tour
Jules Lequier
Jean-Marie Allenou
Jean Garnier-Bodéléac
Alphonse Guépin
Amélie Le Gall
Ambroise Philippe
Alfred Lajat
Ernest-Bernard Allo
Alfred Duault
170017501800185019001950
JL
Jules Lequier1814–1862 · French philosopher
JM
Jean-Marie Allenou1818–1880 · French politician
AL
Amélie Le Gall1869– · French cyclist
FJ
François Julien Limon1742–1807 · French politician
JF
Jean-François-Pierre Poulain de Corbion1743–1799 · French politician
FJ
François-Jean Daillant de La Touche1744–1827 · French journalist
HM
Honoré Marie Fleury1754–1827 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Digaultray1763–1834 · French politician
Everyone born in Quintin Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Quintin
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin | 2,739 | 15 | 7 | Yes |
| Plaintel | 4,602 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 4,103 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Ploufragan | 11,507 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Plédran | 6,933 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Trégueux | 8,450 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
In brief
Quintin in brief
The record in Quintin starts with Menhir de la Roche Longue, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 15 historic monuments, 7 of them classé, including Fontaine des Carmes. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 99% of compared French towns. Its housing is old: 21% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1987. Most entries on the list, 60%, are houses and homes.
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 Quintin
How many historic monuments are there in Quintin?
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Quintin: 7 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Quintin are classé?
7, among them Menhir de la Roche Longue, Fontaine de Notre-Dame de la Porte, Ancien hôtel Poulain, actuellement office de tourisme and Fontaine des Carmes.
How old are the monuments of Quintin?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Quintin a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Quintin has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1987.
When were monuments in Quintin first protected?
The first in 1862, the latest in 2016.
How old are the homes in Quintin?
21% 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.