ClasséStanding stone · protected 1911Menhir de la Longue-PierrePhoto: Nortmannus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Domaine de Beaumesnil (également sur commune de Gouttières) · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain11historic monuments
History of Mesnil-en-Ouche · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. The oldest date from prehistory. We have photos of 9 of them.
Monuments historiques
11
25 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
24%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Mesnil-en-Ouche in 9 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
TourClassé
Menhir de la Longue-PierreClassé
Église de Saint-Aubin-sur-RisleInscrit
Manoir du Blanc-BuissonInscrit
ÉgliseInscrit+4See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Mesnil-en-Ouche has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,400 to 4,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Mesnil-en-Ouche11
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (25 per 10,000). Most per resident: Kaysersberg Vignoble, Ornans and Mesnil-en-Ouche.
The median town of these has 1. 16 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Mesnil-en-Ouche’s 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.
11 monuments by protection
4 Classé6 Inscrit1 Level not given
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1926Domaine de Beaumesnil (également sur commune de Gouttières)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: PHILDIC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséManor house · protected 1939Manoir du Bois-BarilPart of the building is protected
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
InscritChurch · protected 1962Église de Saint-Ouen-de-MancellesPhoto: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritManor house · protected 1949Manoir du Blanc-BuissonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1955Église de Saint-Aubin-sur-RislePhoto: Nortmannus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 2025Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-JulittePhoto: Nortmannus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1932ÉglisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Mesnil-en-Ouche
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings5
Houses & homes4
Military & fortified1
Tombs & cemeteries1
Religious buildings: 5 of 11 monuments (45%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Mesnil-en-Ouche’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 8 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Menhir de la Longue-Pierre (Prehistory). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Mesnil-en-Ouche’s list has grown since 1886
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
18801900192019401960198020002020
The first was protected in 1886. 2 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
24% of homes in Mesnil-en-Ouche were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
24%
Before 1919
9.4%
1919–45
14%
1946–70
24%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
16%
2006 on
Mesnil-en-OucheMedian compared French town
24% 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 (24%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mesnil-en-Ouche
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 4,414 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Beaumont-le-Roger | 2,769 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Bernay | 9,765 | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 4,838 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Brionne | 4,185 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Breteuil | 4,282 | 3 | 1 | — |
In brief
Mesnil-en-Ouche in brief
Mesnil-en-Ouche’s oldest monument, Menhir de la Longue-Pierre, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 11 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 97% of compared French towns. Its housing is old: 24% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 8 with a date, 5 come from the Middle Ages. The rest is about typical: Louis-Robert Goust (1761) and Elmire Vautier (1897) were born here before 1900.
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 Mesnil-en-Ouche
How many historic monuments are there in Mesnil-en-Ouche?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche: 4 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche are classé?
4, among them Menhir de la Longue-Pierre, Domaine de Beaumesnil (également sur commune de Gouttières) and Manoir du Bois-Baril.
How old are the monuments of Mesnil-en-Ouche?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Mesnil-en-Ouche first protected?
The first in 1886, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Mesnil-en-Ouche?
24% 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).
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