ClasséChurch · protected 1862Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégialePhoto: Mattana · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Domaine du château de Bizy · Photo: Theoliane · CC BY-SA 3.010historic monuments
History of Vernon · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, 5 classé
For every 10,000 residents Vernon counts 4 monuments, more per resident than 64% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. Vernon’s oldest monuments date from the 12th century. 9 of Vernon’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
10
4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Vernon in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien château de Vernonnet, dit Château des TourellesClassé
Maison à pans de bois dite Maison du Temps JadisClassé
Tour des ArchivesClassé
Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégialeClassé
Ancienne 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.
Map
Where Vernon’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.
10 monuments by protection
5 Classé5 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 Vernon
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 5 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1945Ancien château de Vernonnet, dit Château des TourellesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Spedona ( Spedona ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1924Maison à pans de bois dite Maison du Temps JadisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Delphine Ménard ( Notafish ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1974Domaine du château de BizyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Theoliane · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFortified house · protected 1840Tour des ArchivesPhoto: Original téléversé par Spedona sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Vernon
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1926Ancienne églisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pablo altes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison (immeuble Benac)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBridge · protected 2025Vestiges du vieux pont et du moulinPhoto: Spedona ( Spedona ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1926ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Popolon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1928Maison, dite Manoir du Grévarin
What’s protected
Most of Vernon’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes6
Religious buildings2
Military & fortified1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 6 of 10 monuments (60%). 2 are religious buildings, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Vernon’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.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégiale (12th–15th c.). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
3 of Vernon’s monuments were protected in 1926
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1840: Tour des Archives. That was France’s first list of monuments historiques, drawn up in Prosper Mérimée’s time as inspector. 3 were protected in 1926 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Vernon before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jacques Louis François de Tilly
Ferdinand Cressigny
Augustin Azémia
170017501800185019001950
JL
Jacques Louis François de Tilly1749–1822 · French general
FC
Ferdinand Cressigny1837–1886 · French sculptor
AA
Augustin Azémia1894–1977 · French politician
Everyone born in Vernon Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Vernon
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 25,290 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Saint-Marcel | 4,512 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Chapelle-Longueville | 3,282 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Gasny | 3,062 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines | 5,064 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Freneuse Yvelines | 4,505 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 5,027 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Vernon in brief
Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégiale, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Vernon. All told, the list holds 10 historic monuments, 5 of them classé, including Domaine du château de Bizy. In 2018 the Mission Patrimoine picked Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégiale as a monument in danger to save. Most entries on the list, 60%, are houses and homes.
Of the 7 with a date, 6 come from the Middle Ages. Jacques Louis François de Tilly (1749), Ferdinand Cressigny (1837) and Augustin Azémia (1894) were all born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has 10 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 4); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and 9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Vernon
How many historic monuments are there in Vernon?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Vernon: 5 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Vernon are classé?
5, among them Église Notre-Dame, actuellement collégiale, Ancien château de Vernonnet, dit Château des Tourelles, Maison à pans de bois dite Maison du Temps Jadis, Domaine du château de Bizy and Tour des Archives.
How old are the monuments of Vernon?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Vernon first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Vernon?
9.5% 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.