Remparts · Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.09 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2001
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Die: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). That’s 19 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 94% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 2nd century. We have photos of 8 of them.
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Die in 8 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Abbaye cistercienne du ValcroissantClassé
Porte Saint-MarcelClassé
Autels tauroboliques (trois)Classé
Ancienne cathédrale, actuellement église Notre-DameClassé
Maison dite du notaire ChambronInscrit+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Die has had a protected historic area since 2001
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-40 | ZPPAUP February 8, 2001 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 17, 2014 |
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.
Where Die’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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. 3 monuments have no point on the map.
5 classé monuments in Die
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
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Classé4 inscrit monuments in Die
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritHow old Die’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
4 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Porte Saint-Marcel (2nd–13th c.). 4 monuments have no date on the list.
27% of homes in Die were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
27% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
9 people born in Die before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Die Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Die has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,800 to 4,900 residents, by historic monuments.
The median town of these has 2. 12 of the 41 have none.
Historic monuments in the towns around Die
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die | 4,844 | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Crest | 8,658 | 8 | 2 | — |
Die in brief
For its size, Die has more historic monuments than 94% of compared French towns. In all there are 9 historic monuments, 5 of them classé. Of its homes, 27% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Ancienne cathédrale, actuellement église Notre-Dame sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2001. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 5. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1840 and 2005.
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 Die
How many historic monuments are there in Die?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Die: 5 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Die are classé?
5, among them Porte Saint-Marcel, Ancienne cathédrale, actuellement église Notre-Dame, Abbaye cistercienne du Valcroissant and Autels tauroboliques (trois).
How old are the monuments of Die?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 2nd century.
Is Die a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Die has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2001.
When were monuments in Die first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2005.
How old are the homes in Die?
27% 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 October 30, 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.