ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1910Abri du Cap-Blanc à LausselPart of the building is protectedPhoto: See File:Palæolithic Man and Terramara Settlements in Europe.djvu · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Puymartin · Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Marquay · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Marquay: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
18%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Marquay in pictures
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-LiensClassé
Abri du Cap-Blanc à LausselClassé
Gisement préhistorique de LausselInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Marquay’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.4
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution0
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel (Prehistory).
Map
Where Marquay’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 Inscrit
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.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Marquay
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1910Église Saint-Pierre-ès-LiensPhoto: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1948Château de PuymartinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Marquay
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritArchaeological site · protected 2007Gisement préhistorique de LausselPhoto: photo 120 , œuvre dont l'auteur est mort depuis environ 25 000 ans · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cave · protected 1995Grotte de Puymartin
Cave · protected 2009Grotte préhistorique de la Grèze
Age of homes
18% of homes in Marquay were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
18%
Before 1919
4.1%
1919–45
9.6%
1946–70
23%
1971–90
24%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
MarquayMedian compared French town
18% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1991 and 2005 than in any other period (24%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Marquay
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquay | 588 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 74 | 19 | Yes |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 13 | 3 | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 6 | 3 | — |
In brief
Marquay in brief
Marquay’s oldest monument, Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Of its homes, 18% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Of the 6 with a date, 4 come from prehistory or Antiquity. Beyond that, the list grew between 1910 and 2009.
How to read these numbers
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 Marquay
How many historic monuments are there in Marquay?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Marquay: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Marquay are classé?
3, among them Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel, Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens and Château de Puymartin.
How old are the monuments of Marquay?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Marquay first protected?
The first in 1910, the latest in 2009.
How old are the homes in Marquay?
18% 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) · 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.