ClasséChurch · protected 1960Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-JulittePhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château d'Anet · Photo: audinou · CC BY 2.03historic monuments
History of Anet · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2016
Anet’s first monument was protected in 1921. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Anet, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 3 of them.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Anet in pictures
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Anet has had a protected historic area since 2016
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR24-02 | AVAP September 16, 2016 | AVAP (heritage area rules) September 16, 2016 |
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 Anet’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Classé
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 Classé
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 Anet
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.
Classé
ClasséCross · protected 1921Croix du cimetièrePhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
15% of homes in Anet were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
7.1%
1919–45
20%
1946–70
39%
1971–90
8.8%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
AnetMedian compared French town
15% 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 (39%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Anet has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by historic monuments.
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The median town of these has 1. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Anet
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anet | 2,721 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Ézy-sur-Eure Eure | 3,644 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ivry-la-Bataille Eure | 2,609 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure Eure | 3,829 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Houdan Yvelines | 3,721 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Anet in brief
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Anet. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Pierre Lenfant (1704) and Joseph Ambroise Lorette (1810) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1921 and 1993.
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 Anet
How many historic monuments are there in Anet?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Anet: 3 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Anet are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, Château d'Anet and Croix du cimetière.
Is Anet a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Anet has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016.
How old are the homes in Anet?
15% 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.