Maison dite La vieille auberge · Photo: Musicaline · CC BY-SA 4.09 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2005
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Bergerac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 14th century. That’s 3.3 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 8 of them.
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Bergerac in 8 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-DameClassé
Château de Mounet-SullyInscrit
Château de LespinassatInscrit
Ancien Séminaire ou Petite MissionInscrit
ImmeubleInscrit+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Bergerac has had a protected historic area since 2005
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-49 | ZPPAUP January 20, 2005 | AVAP (heritage area rules) April 18, 2018 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Where Bergerac’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
One classé monument in Bergerac
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.
Classé8 inscrit monuments in Bergerac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritHow old Bergerac’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
2 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Maison dite La vieille auberge (14th & 15th c.).
20 people born in Bergerac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Bergerac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Bergerac has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 25,800 to 28,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Historic monuments in the towns around Bergerac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 9 | 1 | Yes |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Force | 2,702 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 6 | 0 | Yes |
Bergerac in brief
The official list counts 9 historic monuments in Bergerac, 1 of them classé, including Église Notre-Dame. Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2005.
Pierre Maisonnat (1658), Maine de Biran (1766) and Louis Léger Vauthier (1815) are among the 20 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Maison dite La vieille auberge, from the 14th century. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1947 and 2008.
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 Bergerac
How many historic monuments are there in Bergerac?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Bergerac: 1 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Bergerac are classé?
One: Église Notre-Dame.
How old are the monuments of Bergerac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
Is Bergerac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Bergerac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2005.
When were monuments in Bergerac first protected?
The first in 1947, the latest in 2008.
How old are the homes in Bergerac?
9.5% 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 9, 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.