No historic monuments in Saurais
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Saurais with a classé monument is La Chapelle-Bertrand, 3.7 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Saurais
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Bertrand | 2.3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| La Peyratte | 3.5 mi | 3 | 3 | — |
| Parthenay | 5.2 mi | 19 | 9 | Yes |
| Oroux | 5.5 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 5.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chalandray | 7.4 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.
23% of homes in Saurais were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
23% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Saurais in brief
Old houses are part of Saurais’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Saurais is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is La Chapelle-Bertrand, 2.3 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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