ClasséAqueduct · protected 1875Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Berchères-Saint-Germain et Pontgouin)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Thomon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Berchères-Saint-Germain et Pontgouin) · Photo: Thomon · CC BY-SA 4.02historic monuments
History of Maintenon · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 2 classé
Since 1875, Maintenon has had a listed monument. The oldest monuments in Maintenon date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
14%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Maintenon in pictures
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Maintenon’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.
2 monuments by protection
2 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
2 classé monuments in Maintenon
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséAge of homes
14% of homes in Maintenon were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
14%
Before 1919
8.1%
1919–45
21%
1946–70
30%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
MaintenonMedian compared French town
14% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Maintenon before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-François Collin d'Harleville
Étienne-Chérubin Leconte
Jean Méry Barre
Victor Bonnet
Michel Joseph Maunoury
Élisabeth d'Ayen
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JF
Jean-François Collin d'Harleville1755–1806 · French dramatist
MJ
Michel Joseph Maunoury1847–1923 · French general, Marshal of France (posthume)
Éd
Élisabeth d'Ayen1898–1969 · French tennis player
ÉC
Étienne-Chérubin Leconte1761–1818 · French architect
JM
Jean Méry Barre1796–1871 · French politician
VB
Victor Bonnet1814–1885 · French economist
Everyone born in Maintenon Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Maintenon
In brief
Maintenon in brief
More of Maintenon’s homes are old than in most places: 14% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Berchères-Saint-Germain et Pontgouin). Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-François Collin d'Harleville (1755), Michel Joseph Maunoury (1847) and Élisabeth d'Ayen (1898). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and the list grew between 1875 and 1944.
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 Maintenon
How many historic monuments are there in Maintenon?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maintenon: 2 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Maintenon are classé?
2, among them Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Berchères-Saint-Germain et Pontgouin).
How old are the homes in Maintenon?
14% 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.