InscritConvent · protected 1996Ancien couvent des Bénédictines de Saint-CharlesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien couvent des Cordeliers · Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.07historic monuments
History of Lyons-la-Forêt · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, none of them classé
Lyons-la-Forêt’s oldest monuments date from the 12th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
7
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
36%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Lyons-la-Forêt in 6 photos
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HalleInscrit
Ancien bailliage et prison, actuel hôtel de villeInscrit
Ancien couvent des Bénédictines de Saint-CharlesInscrit
Ancienne maréchausséeInscrit
ÉgliseInscrit+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 Lyons-la-Forêt’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
7 monuments by protection
7 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.
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Lyons-la-Forêt
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritConvent · protected 1973Ancien couvent des CordeliersPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCourthouse · protected 1996Ancien bailliage et prison, actuel hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1996Ancienne maréchausséePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritFunerary monument · protected 2022Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918
How old
How old Lyons-la-Forêt’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution5
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 6 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien couvent des Bénédictines de Saint-Charles (12th–19th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Age of homes
36% of homes in Lyons-la-Forêt were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
36%
Before 1919
8.4%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
4.9%
2006 on
Lyons-la-ForêtMedian compared French town
36% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Lyons-la-Forêt before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Enguerrand de Marigny
Philippe d'Alcripe
Isaac de Benserade
13501500165018001950
EM
Enguerrand de Marigny1260–1315 · French politician
IB
Isaac de Benserade1613–1691 · French writer
Pd
Philippe d'Alcripe1531–1581 · French writer
Everyone born in Lyons-la-Forêt Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Lyons-la-Forêt
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons-la-Forêt | 756 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Étrépagny | 3,670 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Romilly-sur-Andelle | 3,234 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Les Andelys | 7,706 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Boos Seine-Maritime | 3,975 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal Seine-Maritime | 3,117 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pîtres | 2,589 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Lyons-la-Forêt in brief
Ancien couvent des Bénédictines de Saint-Charles, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Lyons-la-Forêt. In all there are 7 historic monuments, including Ancien couvent des Cordeliers. Its housing is old: 36% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 5 of 6. Enguerrand de Marigny (1260), Isaac de Benserade (1613) and Philippe d'Alcripe (1531) were all born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1926 and 2022.
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 Lyons-la-Forêt
How many historic monuments are there in Lyons-la-Forêt?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Lyons-la-Forêt: 7 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Lyons-la-Forêt?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Lyons-la-Forêt first protected?
The first in 1926, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Lyons-la-Forêt?
36% 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 4, 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.