No historic monuments in Arçon
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Arçon with a classé monument is Pontarlier, 5.1 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Arçon
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontarlier | 3.2 mi | 10 | 1 | — |
| Val-d'Usiers | 5.2 mi | 5 | 1 | — |
| La Cluse-et-Mijoux | 5.5 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Pays-de-Montbenoît | 5.5 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| La Planée | 8.9 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Amathay-Vésigneux | 9.8 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
7 towns in Doubs have protected historic areas: Besançon, Montbéliard, Audincourt, Valentigney, Baume-les-Dames, Maîche, Montfaucon.
16% of homes in Arçon were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
16% 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 (26%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Arçon in brief
Old houses are part of Arçon’s character: 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Arçon is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Pontarlier, 3.2 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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