No historic monuments in Rom
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Rom with a classé monument is Valence-en-Poitou, 6.5 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Rom
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence-en-Poitou | 4 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Vançais | 4.2 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Sainte-Soline | 4.4 mi | 2 | 2 | — |
| Brux | 4.7 mi | 4 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Sauvant | 5.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chenay | 7.1 mi | 3 | 1 | — |
12 towns in Deux-Sèvres have protected historic areas: Niort, Thouars, Parthenay, Mauléon, Melle, Celles-sur-Belle, Airvault, Chef-Boutonne, Plaine-et-Vallées, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, Saint-Loup-Lamairé, Arçais.
35% of homes in Rom were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
35% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Rom in brief
Old houses are part of Rom’s character: 35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Rom is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Valence-en-Poitou, 4 mi away.
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) · 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).
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