ClasséAbbey · protected 1886Abbaye de bénédictinesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Bocachete · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Maison · Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Baume-les-Dames · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2023
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Baume-les-Dames: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 88% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 15th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
15th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Baume-les-Dames in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Abbaye de bénédictinesClassé
Bailliage (auditoire et prisons)Inscrit
Hôtel des Sires de NeuchâtelInscrit
Café, actuel restaurantInscrit
Église Saint-MartinInscrit+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.
Protected area
Baume-les-Dames has had a protected historic area since 2023
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-80 | AVAP December 18, 2023 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 18, 2023 |
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 Baume-les-Dames’ 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.
6 monuments by protection
1 Classé5 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
One classé monument in Baume-les-Dames
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Baume-les-Dames
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown house · protected 1989Hôtel des Sires de NeuchâtelPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jean espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritCourthouse · protected 1990Bailliage (auditoire et prisons)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCommercial building · protected 2007Café, actuel restaurantPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1934Maison, place du Général-de-GaullePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Baume-les-Dames’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 6 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Hôtel des Sires de Neuchâtel (15th–18th c.).
Born before 1900
15 people born in Baume-les-Dames before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Baptiste Bassand
Gabriel-François Coyer
Nicolas-Gabriel Clerc, dit Le Clerc
Antoine François Blondeau du Fays
Jean-Baptiste Tanchard
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
Claude-Jules Grenier
Édouard Grenier
Louis Besson
Jean Bernard
Auguste Bardey
Édouard Perronne
Gustave Barrier
Théodore Brelet
Maurice Bernard
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JB
Jean-Baptiste Bassand1680–1742 · French physician
JJ
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen1814–1852 · French chemist
GF
Gabriel-François Coyer1707–1782 · French author and jesuit
NG
Nicolas-Gabriel Clerc, dit Le Clerc1726–1798 · French physician
AF
Antoine François Blondeau du Fays1747–1826 · French general
JB
Jean-Baptiste Tanchard1758–1842 · French politician
CJ
Claude-Jules Grenier1817–1883 · French painter
ÉG
Édouard Grenier1819–1901 · poet, writer and diplomat from France
Everyone born in Baume-les-Dames Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Baume-les-Dames has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,100 to 5,200 residents, by historic monuments.
Baume-les-Dames6
#6 of 41for monuments per resident (12 per 10,000). Most per resident: Pont-l'Évêque, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne and Tourves.
The median town of these has 1. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Baume-les-Dames
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 2,780 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valdahon | 5,705 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thise | 2,994 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saône | 3,195 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 194 | 40 | Yes |
In brief
Baume-les-Dames in brief
Measured per resident, Baume-les-Dames has more historic monuments than 88% of compared French towns. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Abbaye de bénédictines. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 4 of 6. The oldest, Hôtel des Sires de Neuchâtel, dates from the 15th century. Of the 15 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-Baptiste Bassand (1680), Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen (1814) and Gabriel-François Coyer (1707). The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1886 and 2007; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Baume-les-Dames
How many historic monuments are there in Baume-les-Dames?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Baume-les-Dames: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Baume-les-Dames are classé?
One: Abbaye de bénédictines.
How old are the monuments of Baume-les-Dames?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 15th century.
Is Baume-les-Dames a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Baume-les-Dames has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2023.
When were monuments in Baume-les-Dames first protected?
The first in 1886, the latest in 2007.
How old are the homes in Baume-les-Dames?
11% 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.