No historic monuments in Romans
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Romans with a classé monument is Saint-Maixent-l'École, 6.1 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Romans
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 3.8 mi | 5 | 3 | — |
| Nanteuil | 4.8 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| La Mothe-Saint-Héray | 5.5 mi | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Beaussais-Vitré | 5.8 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Augé | 6.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cherveux | 7.3 mi | 1 | 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.
34% of homes in Romans were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
34% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Romans in brief
More of Romans’s homes are old than in most places: 34% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Romans is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Saint-Maixent-l'École, 3.8 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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