ClasséChurch · protected 1913Église Saint-Jean-BaptistePhoto: Langladure · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Bourganeuf · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, 2 classé
The first listing in Bourganeuf dates from 1911. The oldest monuments in Bourganeuf date from the 12th century. We have photos of 4 of Bourganeuf’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Bourganeuf in pictures
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.
Map
Where Bourganeuf’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.
4 monuments by protection
2 Classé2 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
2 classé monuments in Bourganeuf
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.
ClasséInscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Bourganeuf
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1963Maison, 8 place de l'Hôtel-de-VillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
21% of homes in Bourganeuf were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
29%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
6.4%
1991–2005
3.1%
2006 on
BourganeufMedian 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 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
5 people born in Bourganeuf before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Marc-Antoine Laumon
Joseph Charles Tixier-Lachassagne
Jean-Baptiste Ninard
Émile Coutisson
Camille Riffaterre
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MA
Marc-Antoine Laumon1761–1829 · French politician
JC
Joseph Charles Tixier-Lachassagne1795–1869 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Ninard1824–1886 · French politician
ÉC
Émile Coutisson1832–1900 · French politician
CR
Camille Riffaterre1879–1964 · French politician
Everyone born in Bourganeuf Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Bourganeuf
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourganeuf | 2,364 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Haute-Vienne | 4,366 | 14 | 3 | Yes |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Ambazac Haute-Vienne | 5,556 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion Haute-Vienne | 2,901 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Bourganeuf in brief
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Bourganeuf. All told, the list holds 4 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Its housing is old: 21% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Marc-Antoine Laumon (1761), Joseph Charles Tixier-Lachassagne (1795) and Jean-Baptiste Ninard (1824). Beyond that, the list grew between 1911 and 1963.
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 Bourganeuf
How many historic monuments are there in Bourganeuf?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bourganeuf: 2 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Bourganeuf are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Restes du château.
How old are the homes in Bourganeuf?
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 8, 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.