ClasséChurch · protected 2007Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'IslePhoto: Shev123 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'Isle · Photo: Shev123 · CC BY-SA 3.07historic monuments
History of Corbeil-Essonnes · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, 3 classé
Corbeil-Essonnes’s oldest monuments date from the 12th century. For every 10,000 residents Corbeil-Essonnes counts 1.3 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. 6 of Corbeil-Essonnes’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
7
1.3 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Corbeil-Essonnes in 6 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
église Saint-ÉtienneClassé
Église ou Cathédrale Saint-SpireClassé
Grands Moulins de CorbeilInscrit
Marché couvertInscrit
Borne à fleur de lys n° 21Inscrit+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.
Map
Where Corbeil-Essonnes’ 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.
7 monuments by protection
3 Classé4 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
3 classé monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes
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.
ClasséCathedral · protected 1840Église ou Cathédrale Saint-SpirePhoto: Stz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritIndustrial building · protected 1987Grands Moulins de CorbeilPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritEngineering work · protected 1934Borne à fleur de lys n° 21Photo: poudou99 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCommercial building · protected 1987Marché couvertPhoto: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Home · protected 2016Ancienne chaufferie centrale du quartier des Hauts-Tarterêts
Born before 1900
11 people born in Corbeil-Essonnes before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison
Anne François Mellinet
Victor Alfred Lécuyer
Paul de Salvandy
Fernand de Christiani
Auguste Bluysen
François-René Boullaire
Madeleine Guitty
Maurice Hauchard
Maurice Biais
Léon Bonnefons
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JB
Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison1750–1805 · 18th century French classical scholar
MG
Madeleine Guitty1870–1936 · French theater and film actress
MB
Maurice Biais1872–1926 · French painter
AF
Anne François Mellinet1768–1852 · French officer
VA
Victor Alfred Lécuyer1814–1890 · French politician
PS
Paul de Salvandy1830–1908 · French politician
FC
Fernand de Christiani1857–1928 · French noble art collector and militant activist
AB
Auguste Bluysen1868–1952 · French architect
Everyone born in Corbeil-Essonnes Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Corbeil-Essonnes
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 54,471 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Saintry-sur-Seine | 5,882 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Villabé | 5,830 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Perray | 11,993 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil | 7,469 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ormoy | 3,225 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Lisses | 7,373 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Corbeil-Essonnes in brief
The record in Corbeil-Essonnes starts with Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'Isle, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 7 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'Isle. In 2026 the Mission Patrimoine picked église Saint-Étienne as a monument in danger to save. Of the 11 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-Baptiste d'Ansse de Villoison (1750), Madeleine Guitty (1870) and Maurice Biais (1872). Beyond that, it has 7 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 8); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1840 and 2016.
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 Corbeil-Essonnes
How many historic monuments are there in Corbeil-Essonnes?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes: 3 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes are classé?
3, among them Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'Isle, Église ou Cathédrale Saint-Spire and église Saint-Étienne.
How old are the monuments of Corbeil-Essonnes?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2016.
How old are the homes in Corbeil-Essonnes?
6.5% 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.