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History of Biras · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Biras

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. From Biras, the nearest classé monument is in Château-l'Évêque, 5.5 km away.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Biras

Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Château-l'Évêque3.4 mi21—
Bourdeilles3.8 mi72—
La Chapelle-Gonaguet4.1 mi21—
Lisle4.5 mi21—
Brantôme en Périgord5.1 mi206Yes
Agonac5.1 mi11—

37 towns in Dordogne have protected historic areas: Périgueux, Bergerac, Boulazac Isle Manoire, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Saint-Astier, Chancelade, Brantôme en Périgord, Ribérac, Marsac-sur-l'Isle, Nontron, Lalinde and 25 more.

Age of homes

20% of homes in Biras were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

20%
Before 1919
4.6%
1919–45
5.9%
1946–70
17%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
39%
2006 on
BirasMedian compared French town

20% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (39%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

In brief

Biras in brief

Old houses are part of Biras’s character: 20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Biras is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Château-l'Évêque, 3.4 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) · Wikidata and Wikipedia (people born here) · 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).

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.