ClasséFortified house · protected 1938Tour de NarbonnePhoto: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tour de Narbonne · Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.010historic monuments
History of Montélimar · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024. The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Montélimar: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. That’s 2.5 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 9 of them.
Monuments historiques
10
2.5 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.7%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Montélimar in 9 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château des Adhémar ou des PapesClassé
Collégiale Sainte-CroixInscrit
Domaine de Serre-de-ParcLevel not given
Porte Saint-MartinInscrit
Galerie d'arcadesInscrit+4See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Montélimar’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution5
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
4 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ensemble thermal gallo-romain (vestiges) (Antiquity). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Montélimar’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.
10 monuments by protection
2 Classé7 Inscrit1 Level not given
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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Montélimar
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.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1889Château des Adhémar ou des PapesPhoto: M.Minderhoud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Montélimar
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
InscritHouse · protected 1956Maison dite de Diane de PoitiersPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritTown house · protected 1981Hôtel de Chabrillan (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1989Hôtel du Puy-MontbrunPhoto: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritArchaeological site · protected 1986Ensemble thermal gallo-romain (vestiges)
What’s protected
Most of Montélimar’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes6
Military & fortified2
Religious buildings1
Archaeological sites1
Houses & homes: 6 of 10 monuments (60%). 1 is a religious building.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
Protected area
Montélimar has had a protected historic area since 2024
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-158 | – September 30, 2024 | – |
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.
Born before 1900
22 people born in Montélimar before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
François César de Moreton de Chabrillan
Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond
Jean-Louis Cheynet
François Bauthéac de Grandval
Jean Laurent Juslin de Lacoste-Duvivier
Barthélemy Sautayra
Joseph Antoine Boisset
Jean-Jacques Aymé
Louis Henry de Saulces de Freycinet
Antoine Eugène Genoud
Paul Boutault
Daniel Nicolas
Félix-Hilaire Laurans
Charles Sautayra
Victor Caussinus
Alfred Loudet
Louis Deschamps
Fernand Salkin
Émile Faure
Henri Tourtet
170017501800185019001950
BF
Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond1741–1819 · French geologist
AE
Antoine Eugène Genoud1792–1849 · French politician
LD
Louis Deschamps1846–1902 · French painter
HT
Henri Tourtet1899–1945 · French soldier
FC
François César de Moreton de Chabrillan1701–1776 · French military personnel
JL
Jean-Louis Cheynet1741–1809 · French politician
FB
François Bauthéac de Grandval1747–1795 · French jurist and lawyer
JL
Jean Laurent Juslin de Lacoste-Duvivier1747–1829 · French aristocrat
Everyone born in Montélimar Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Montélimar
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montélimar | 40,595 | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Le Teil Ardèche | 8,726 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Viviers Ardèche | 3,633 | 14 | 9 | Yes |
| Cruas Ardèche | 2,898 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 6 | 2 | — |
In brief
Montélimar in brief
The record in Montélimar starts with Ensemble thermal gallo-romain (vestiges), which dates from Antiquity. In all there are 10 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Tour de Narbonne. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2024. Of the whole list, 60% are houses and homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 5 of 9. Of the 22 people born here before 1900, the best known include Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741), Antoine Eugène Genoud (1792) and Louis Deschamps (1846). Beyond that, it has 10 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 9); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1889 and 2008.
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 Montélimar
How many historic monuments are there in Montélimar?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Montélimar: 2 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Montélimar are classé?
2, among them Tour de Narbonne and Château des Adhémar ou des Papes.
How old are the monuments of Montélimar?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
Is Montélimar a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Montélimar has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2024.
When were monuments in Montélimar first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 2008.
How old are the homes in Montélimar?
6.7% 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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