InscritChurch · protected 1975Ancienne église Notre-DamePhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Pierre de Faye · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Ribérac · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
Protection in Ribérac began in 1946. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ribérac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Ribérac in pictures
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Ribérac has had a protected historic area since 2008
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-70 | ZPPAUP February 21, 2008 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 17, 2015 |
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.
Map
Where Ribérac’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Ribérac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1946Église Saint-Pierre de FayePhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Church · protected 2000Église Notre-Dame de la PaixPart of the building is protected
Age of homes
15% of homes in Ribérac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
23%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
7.4%
2006 on
RibéracMedian compared French town
15% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Ribérac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Limousin
Marc Dufraisse
Oscar Bardi de Fourtou
Fernand Faure
Charles Ribière
Louis Dubreuilh
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OB
Oscar Bardi de Fourtou1836–1897 · French politician
FF
Fernand Faure1853–1929 · French politician
LD
Louis Dubreuilh1862–1924 · French politician
JL
Jean Limousin1751–1818 · French politician
MD
Marc Dufraisse1811–1876 · French politician
CR
Charles Ribière1854–1921 · French physicist
Everyone born in Ribérac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Ribérac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribérac | 3,734 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 20 | 6 | Yes |
In brief
Ribérac in brief
Ancienne église Notre-Dame, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Ribérac. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, including Église Saint-Pierre de Faye. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008. Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (1836), Fernand Faure (1853) and Louis Dubreuilh (1862) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and the list grew between 1946 and 2000.
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 Ribérac
How many historic monuments are there in Ribérac?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ribérac: 3 inscrit, none classé.
Is Ribérac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Ribérac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008.
How old are the homes in Ribérac?
15% 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 4, 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.