InscritHouse · protected 1992Maison la GuérimandePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison la Guérimande · Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.01historic monument
History of Loriol-sur-Drôme · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2010
The ministry listed Loriol-sur-Drôme’s monument in 1992. It dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Loriol-sur-Drôme, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
Protected area
Loriol-sur-Drôme has had a protected historic area since 2010
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-47 | ZPPAUP January 28, 2010 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) January 28, 2010 |
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 Loriol-sur-Drôme’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.
1 monuments by protection
1 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.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Loriol-sur-Drôme
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Age of homes
13% of homes in Loriol-sur-Drôme were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
6.5%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
35%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
Loriol-sur-DrômeMedian compared French town
13% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Loriol-sur-Drôme before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Hugues Theophil Chancel
Jacques-Romain Dupré
Amable Guy Blancard
Louis François d'Arbalestier
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JH
Jean Hugues Theophil Chancel1766–1834 · French soldier
JR
Jacques-Romain Dupré1771–1852 · French military personnel
AG
Amable Guy Blancard1774–1853 · French soldier and officer
LF
Louis François d'Arbalestier1789–1872 · French politician
Everyone born in Loriol-sur-Drôme Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Loriol-sur-Drôme
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | 6,614 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Livron-sur-Drôme | 9,329 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Le Pouzin Ardèche | 2,886 | 2 | 0 | — |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône Ardèche | 4,854 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Allex | 2,698 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône | 5,468 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Cruas Ardèche | 2,898 | 4 | 4 | — |
In brief
Loriol-sur-Drôme in brief
Old houses are part of Loriol-sur-Drôme’s character: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, including Maison la Guérimande. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2010.
Jean Hugues Theophil Chancel (1766), Jacques-Romain Dupré (1771) and Amable Guy Blancard (1774) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. The oldest, Maison la Guérimande, dates from the 18th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and its only entry went on the list in 1992.
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 Loriol-sur-Drôme
How many historic monuments are there in Loriol-sur-Drôme?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Loriol-sur-Drôme: 1 inscrit, none classé.
Is Loriol-sur-Drôme a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Loriol-sur-Drôme has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2010.
How old are the homes in Loriol-sur-Drôme?
13% 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 9, 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.