ClasséHouse · protected 1962Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populairesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Bally_Hoo from Southampton Hants, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison dite des Vallenet · Photo: Patrick Nouhailler from Geneve, Suisse · CC BY-SA 2.012historic monuments
History of Aubusson · Monuments historiques
12 historic monuments, more per resident than 99% of compared French towns
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009. The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Aubusson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 10th century. We have photos of 12 of them.
Monuments historiques
12
40 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
11
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
17%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Aubusson in 12 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populairesClassé
Manufacture de tapisserie Hamot, puis Saint-JeanInscrit
Pont sur la TerradeInscrit
Manufacture de tapisserie BraqueniéInscrit
Ancienne manufacture de tapisserie Castel, puis GoubelyInscrit+7See 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
Aubusson has the most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,000 to 3,100 residents, by historic monuments.
Aubusson12
#1 of 41for monuments per resident (40 per 10,000). Most per resident: Aubusson, La Turbie and Rue.
The median town of these has 1. 14 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Aubusson’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
12 monuments by protection
1 Classé11 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
One classé monument in Aubusson
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
11 inscrit monuments in Aubusson
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChurch · protected 2003Ancienne église Saint-Jean de la CourPhoto: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1961Maison à pans de bois et encorbellementPart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison dite des VallenetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Patrick Nouhailler from Geneve, Suisse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2012Ancienne manufacture de tapisserie Castel, puis GoubelyPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2013Manufacture de tapisserie BraqueniéPhoto: Lucas Destrem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2012Manufacture de tapisserie Hamot, puis Saint-JeanPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFortified house · protected 1926Tour de l'HorlogePhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFountain · protected 1926Fontaine, place Général-EspagnePhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFountain · protected 1926Fontaine, place de l'Ancienne-HallePhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Aubusson
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes4
Public & civic3
Industrial3
Religious buildings1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 4 of 12 monuments (33%). 1 is a religious building.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Aubusson’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19003
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 11 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Vestiges du château (11th–15th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Protected area
Aubusson has had a protected historic area since 2009
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-45 | ZPPAUP March 10, 2009 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) March 10, 2009 |
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
5 of Aubusson’s monuments were protected in 1926
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1926 · 5
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1926: Maison dite des Vallenet, Pont sur la Terrade and Tour de l'Horloge. 3 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
17% of homes in Aubusson were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
17%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
28%
1946–70
35%
1971–90
3.7%
1991–2005
2.4%
2006 on
AubussonMedian compared French town
17% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Aubusson before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Barraban
François Goubert
Pierre-Augustin Laboreys de Château-Favier
Jean-François Guyès
Hippolyte Conchon
Félix Lecler
Louis Bandy de Nalèche
Victor Marie Georges Legros
Lise de Cère
1650170017501800185019001950
JB
Jean Barraban1677–1725 · Huguenot religious refugee who worked as a tapestry in Berlin
FG
François Goubert1735–1815 · French politician
PA
Pierre-Augustin Laboreys de Château-Favier1748–1821 · French politician
JF
Jean-François Guyès1761–1793 · French politician
HC
Hippolyte Conchon1794–1865 · French politician
FL
Félix Lecler1814–1895 · French politician
LB
Louis Bandy de Nalèche1828–1879 · French politician
VM
Victor Marie Georges Legros1861–1940 · French politician
Everyone born in Aubusson Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
In brief
Aubusson in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Aubusson: per resident it has more than 99% of compared French towns. In all there are 12 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires. No town its size has more historic monuments: it leads the 41 nearest in population. Its housing is old: 17% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 6 of 11. Of the 9 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean Barraban (1677), François Goubert (1735) and Pierre-Augustin Laboreys de Château-Favier (1748).
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 Aubusson
How many historic monuments are there in Aubusson?
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Aubusson: 1 classé and 11 inscrit.
Which monuments in Aubusson are classé?
One: Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires.
How old are the monuments of Aubusson?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
Is Aubusson a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Aubusson has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009.
When were monuments in Aubusson first protected?
The first in 1926, the latest in 2013.
How old are the homes in Aubusson?
17% 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.