ClasséChurch · protected 1910Église Sainte-Valérie, dite église du MoutierPhoto: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Château · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.012historic monuments
History of Felletin · Monuments historiques
12 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Felletin: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). That’s 76 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 12 of them.
Monuments historiques
12
76 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
29%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Felletin in 12 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Lanterne des MortsClassé
Église Sainte-Valérie, dite église du MoutierClassé
Dolmen dit la Cabane de CésarInscrit
Château d'ArfeuilleInscrit
Ancienne tour de rempartInscrit+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.
How old
How old Felletin’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.10
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution0
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
11 of 11 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Dolmen dit la Cabane de César (Prehistory). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Felletin’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
3 Classé9 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
3 classé monuments in Felletin
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.
ClasséChapel · protected 1930Chapelle Notre-Dame du ChâteauPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFunerary monument · protected 1886Lanterne des MortsPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
9 inscrit monuments in Felletin
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritDolmen · protected 1966Dolmen dit la Cabane de CésarPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChapel · protected 1935Chapelle dite Chapelle BleuePhoto: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritTown walls · protected 1963Ancienne tour de rempartPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 2011Château d'ArfeuillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1965Maison dite du BailliPart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1964Immeuble, 35 Grande-RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1963Immeuble, 19 (anciennement 28) Grande-RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritWhat’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Felletin
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes5
Religious buildings3
Tombs & cemeteries2
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 5 of 12 monuments (42%). 3 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
When protected
Felletin’s list has grown since 1886
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
18801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1886: Lanterne des Morts. 2 were protected in 1963 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
29% of homes in Felletin were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
29%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
21%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
5.7%
1991–2005
5%
2006 on
FelletinMedian compared French town
29% 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 (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Felletin before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Gilbert Bandy de Nalèche
Antoine Tibord du Chalard
Étienne-Émile Cornudet des Chaumettes
Jean Murat
Gervais Rousseau
Léon Sandon
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GB
Gilbert Bandy de Nalèche1756–1820 · French politician
AT
Antoine Tibord du Chalard1766–1850 · French politician
ÉÉ
Étienne-Émile Cornudet des Chaumettes1795–1870 · French politician
JM
Jean Murat1807–1863 · French painter
GR
Gervais Rousseau1822–1900 · French politician
LS
Léon Sandon1823–1872 · French jurist and lawyer
Everyone born in Felletin Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Felletin
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felletin | 1,577 | 12 | 3 | — |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 12 | 1 | Yes |
In brief
Felletin in brief
Felletin’s oldest monument, Dolmen dit la Cabane de César, dates from prehistory. In all there are 12 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Its housing is old: 29% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 10 of 11. Gilbert Bandy de Nalèche (1756), Antoine Tibord du Chalard (1766) and Étienne-Émile Cornudet des Chaumettes (1795) are among the 6 people born here before 1900.
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 Felletin
How many historic monuments are there in Felletin?
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Felletin: 3 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Felletin are classé?
3, among them Église Sainte-Valérie, dite église du Moutier, Chapelle Notre-Dame du Château and Lanterne des Morts.
How old are the monuments of Felletin?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Felletin first protected?
The first in 1886, the latest in 2011.
How old are the homes in Felletin?
29% 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.