ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1928Théâtre antiquePhoto: Totorvdr59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hospice Saint-Jacques · Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 3.07historic monuments
History of Les Andelys · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Andelys: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). That’s 9.1 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 84% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 7 of them.
Monuments historiques
7
9.1 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Les Andelys in 7 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église du Petit-Andely ou église Saint-SauveurClassé
Théâtre antiqueClassé
Église du Grand-Andely ou église Notre-Dame-du-Grand-AndelyClassé
Château-GaillardClassé
Maison et ancien beffroi de la MadeleineInscrit+2See 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 Les Andelys’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Théâtre antique (Antiquity). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Les Andelys’ 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
5 Classé2 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
5 classé monuments in Les Andelys
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église du Grand-Andely ou église Notre-Dame-du-Grand-AndelyPhoto: Darkoneko (Wolfgang ten Weges) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église du Petit-Andely ou église Saint-SauveurPhoto: Michel Chéron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHospital · protected 1964Hospice Saint-JacquesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Les Andelys
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison et ancien beffroi de la MadeleinePhoto: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown walls · protected 1926Vestiges de l'enceinte du Grand-AndelyPhoto: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
13% of homes in Les Andelys were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
8.6%
1919–45
31%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
Les AndelysMedian compared French town
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
10 people born in Les Andelys before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Nicolas Poussin
Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny
Michel-Nicolas de Trie-Pillavoine
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Jacques Riberpray
Victor Milliard
Léon Coutil
Louise Lefrançois-Pillion
Maurice de Fontenay
Henry Torrès
155016001650170017501800185019001950
NP
Nicolas Poussin1594–1665 · French painter
LU
Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny1695–1760 · French intendant
JP
Jean-Pierre Blanchard1753–1809 · French inventor and aviation pioneer
VM
Victor Milliard1844–1921 · French politician
HT
Henry Torrès1891–1966 · French trial lawyer and politician, and a prolific writer on politica…
MN
Michel-Nicolas de Trie-Pillavoine1723–1794 · French politician
JR
Jacques Riberpray1832–1900 · French politician
LC
Léon Coutil1856–1943 · French painter, archaeologist, regional historian and prehistorian
Everyone born in Les Andelys Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Les Andelys has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 7,600 to 7,800 residents, by historic monuments.
Les Andelys7
#8 of 41for monuments per resident (9.1 per 10,000). Most per resident: Pézenas, Bourg-Saint-Andéol and Falaise.
The median town of these has 2. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Les Andelys
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Andelys | 7,706 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Le Val d'Hazey | 5,111 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Gaillon | 6,746 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Vexin-sur-Epte | 6,015 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Étrépagny | 3,670 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Romilly-sur-Andelle | 3,234 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Chapelle-Longueville | 3,282 | 2 | 2 | — |
In brief
Les Andelys in brief
Les Andelys’s oldest monument, Théâtre antique, dates from Antiquity. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 5 of them classé, including Hospice Saint-Jacques. Its housing is old: 13% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 84% of compared French towns.
In 2026 the Mission Patrimoine picked Église du Grand-Andely ou église Notre-Dame-du-Grand-Andely as a monument in danger to save. Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Nicolas Poussin (1594), Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny (1695) and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753) are among the 10 people born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1840 and 1964.
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 Les Andelys
How many historic monuments are there in Les Andelys?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Andelys: 5 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Les Andelys are classé?
5, among them Théâtre antique, Église du Grand-Andely ou église Notre-Dame-du-Grand-Andely, Église du Petit-Andely ou église Saint-Sauveur, Hospice Saint-Jacques and Château-Gaillard.
How old are the monuments of Les Andelys?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Les Andelys first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 1964.
How old are the homes in Les Andelys?
13% 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.