Church · protected 2013Église de l'Immaculée Conception
Château · Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Audincourt · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
Protection in Audincourt began in 1984. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Audincourt date from the 18th century.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.2%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Audincourt’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.
3 monuments by protection
2 Classé1 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
2 classé monuments in Audincourt
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.
Church · protected 1996Église du Sacré-Coeur
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Audincourt
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1984Château, 8 rue du PuitsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Audincourt
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-15 | ZPPAUP June 20, 1989 | Still being drawn up |
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.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Audincourt
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audincourt | 14,071 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Valentigney | 10,501 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Exincourt | 3,277 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Seloncourt | 5,854 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Étupes | 3,689 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sochaux | 3,721 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mandeure | 4,612 | 3 | 1 | — |
In brief
Audincourt in brief
The official list counts 3 historic monuments in Audincourt, 2 of them classé. 2 of its monuments, Église de l'Immaculée Conception among them, carry the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label. The rest is about typical: it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); Auguste Ménégaux (1857) and Eugène Graff (1862) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1984 and 2013.
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 Audincourt
How many historic monuments are there in Audincourt?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Audincourt: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Audincourt are classé?
2, among them Église de l'Immaculée Conception and Église du Sacré-Coeur.
Is Audincourt a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Audincourt is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Audincourt?
6.2% 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.