InscritAqueduct · protected 2021Aqueduc antique dit d’ArcierPhoto: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aqueduc antique dit d’Arcier · Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.03historic monuments
History of Montfaucon · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1989. Since 1976, Montfaucon has had a listed monument. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montfaucon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. We have photos of 3 of them.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Montfaucon in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Montfaucon’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 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.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Montfaucon
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1976Château (ruines)Photo: Toufik-de-planoise · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritProtected area
Montfaucon has had a protected historic area since 1989
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-19 | ZPPAUP June 20, 1989 | AVAP (heritage area rules) June 4, 2013 |
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 Montfaucon
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfaucon | 1,622 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Saône | 3,195 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 194 | 40 | Yes |
| Thise | 2,994 | 1 | 1 | — |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Montfaucon in brief
The record in Montfaucon starts with Aqueduc antique dit d’Arcier, which dates from Antiquity. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, including Aqueduc antique dit d’Arcier. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1989. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1976 and 2021; and 6.4% 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 Montfaucon
How many historic monuments are there in Montfaucon?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montfaucon: 3 inscrit, none classé.
Is Montfaucon a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Montfaucon has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1989.
How old are the homes in Montfaucon?
6.4% 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 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.