ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1966Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de ReignacPhoto: Daithib8 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du Facteur · Photo: Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 4.012historic monuments
History of Tursac · Monuments historiques
12 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Tursac: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
12
Classé
9
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Tursac in 8 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Gisement préhistorique de la MadeleineClassé
Église Saint-JulienClassé
Gisement préhistorique du Ruth ou Abri PagèsClassé
Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de ReignacClassé
Château de MarzacInscrit+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.
How old
How old Tursac’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.8
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
11 of 12 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac (Prehistory).
Map
Where Tursac’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac
3 of 9classé monuments stand within 400 m of Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac, with 3 of the town’s 12 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
12 monuments by protection
9 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
9 classé monuments in Tursac
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 9 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1956Gisement préhistorique de la MadeleinePhoto: Jochen Jahnke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1927Gisement préhistorique du Ruth ou Abri PagèsPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1930Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du FacteurPhoto: Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1927Église Saint-JulienPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site · protected 1930Gisement préhistorique de Liveyre
Archaeological site · protected 1927Gisement préhistorique dit Abri Cellier au Ruth
Archaeological site · protected 1936Gisement préhistorique du Roc du Barbeau
Cave · protected 1981Grotte de La Forêt
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Tursac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChâteau · protected 1963Château de MarzacPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFortified house · protected 1964Maison forte de ReignacPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xabi Rome-Hérault · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Tursac
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes3
Religious buildings1
Military & fortified1
Houses & homes: 3 of 12 monuments (25%). 1 is a religious building, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 7 have no domain on the list.
When protected
3 of Tursac’s monuments were protected in 1927
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1927: Église Saint-Julien, Gisement préhistorique dit Abri Cellier au Ruth and Gisement préhistorique du Ruth ou Abri Pagès. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
21% of homes in Tursac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
7.3%
1919–45
8.3%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
21%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
TursacMedian compared French town
21% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Tursac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tursac | 346 | 12 | 9 | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 13 | 3 | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 74 | 19 | Yes |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
In brief
Tursac in brief
Tursac’s oldest monument, Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac, dates from prehistory. In all there are 12 historic monuments, 9 of them classé, including Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du Facteur. Gisement préhistorique de la Madeleine is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its housing is old: 21% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Of the 12 with a date, 8 come from prehistory or Antiquity.
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 Tursac
How many historic monuments are there in Tursac?
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Tursac: 9 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Tursac are classé?
9, among them Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac, Gisement préhistorique de la Madeleine, Gisement préhistorique de Liveyre, Gisement préhistorique dit Abri Cellier au Ruth, Gisement préhistorique du Roc du Barbeau and Gisement préhistorique du Ruth ou Abri Pagès.
How old are the monuments of Tursac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Tursac first protected?
The first in 1927, the latest in 1981.
How old are the homes in Tursac?
21% 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.