ClasséDolmen · protected 1910Dolmen de PeyrelevadePhoto: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen de Peyrelevade · Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Vitrac · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Vitrac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Vitrac in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Manoir des VayssièresInscrit
Cabane en pierre sèche de Pech LauzierInscrit
Église Saint-MartinInscrit
Cabane en pierre sèche des Mazers HautsInscrit+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.
Map
Where Vitrac’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.
5 monuments by protection
1 Classé4 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.
Classé
One classé monument in Vitrac
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.
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Vitrac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritManor house · protected 1970Manoir des VayssièresPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Michel Chanaud from Sarlat-La-Canéda, France · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHome · protected 1991Cabane en pierre sèche de Pech LauzierPhoto: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHome · protected 1991Cabane en pierre sèche des Mazers HautsPhoto: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
Vitrac has had a protected historic area since 1995
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-81 | ZPPAUP March 13, 1995 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) March 13, 1995 |
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.
Age of homes
13% of homes in Vitrac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
3%
1919–45
9.1%
1946–70
33%
1971–90
22%
1991–2005
20%
2006 on
VitracMedian compared French town
13% 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 (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Vitrac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitrac | 863 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 74 | 19 | Yes |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 13 | 3 | — |
In brief
Vitrac in brief
Dolmen de Peyrelevade, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Vitrac. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Dolmen de Peyrelevade. Its housing is old: 13% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1910 and 1991.
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 Vitrac
How many historic monuments are there in Vitrac?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Vitrac: 1 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Vitrac are classé?
One: Dolmen de Peyrelevade.
How old are the monuments of Vitrac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Vitrac a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Vitrac has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995.
When were monuments in Vitrac first protected?
The first in 1910, the latest in 1991.
How old are the homes in Vitrac?
13% 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.