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Croix
Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Croix

Classé historic monument since 1984The only classé monument in Vauhallan; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CCrossS17th c.1984protected
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About Croix

Croix is the only classé historic monument in Vauhallan, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1602 (17th c.). It has been classé since 1984. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00088026 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

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Finding Croix

Vauhallan

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Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Croix

Is Croix protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1984 (Mérimée record PA00088026).

Can you visit Croix?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Croix built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1602 (17th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.