ClasséDolmen · protected 1909Allée couverte de MougauPhoto: Rolf Krahl ( Rotkraut ) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Derrien · Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.02historic monuments
History of Commana · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1988. The ministry first listed a monument in Commana in 1909. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Commana, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
26%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Commana in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Commana’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 Commana
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséProtected area
Commana has had a protected historic area since 1988
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-24 | ZPPAUP September 12, 1988 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) September 12, 1988 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Age of homes
26% of homes in Commana were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
26%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
8.9%
1991–2005
9.4%
2006 on
CommanaMedian compared French town
26% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Commana
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commana | 983 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 3,148 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Pleyber-Christ | 3,166 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Landivisiau | 9,426 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Guiclan | 2,585 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix | 4,548 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Plouvorn | 2,916 | 3 | 1 | — |
In brief
Commana in brief
Allée couverte de Mougau, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Commana. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Église Saint-Derrien. Of its homes, 26% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1988. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1909 and 1915.
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 Commana
How many historic monuments are there in Commana?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Commana: 2 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Commana are classé?
2, among them Allée couverte de Mougau and Église Saint-Derrien.
Is Commana a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Commana has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1988.
How old are the homes in Commana?
26% 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) · 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.