Photo: Georgestib · CC0No historic monuments in Bessèges
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Bessèges with a classé monument is Portes, 6 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Bessèges
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portes | 3.8 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-André-de-Cruzières | 5.7 mi | 2 | 2 | — |
| Banne | 5.7 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Beaulieu | 8.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gravières | 8.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chambonas | 9 mi | 3 | 2 | Yes |
18 towns in Gard have protected historic areas: Nîmes, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Beaucaire, Saint-Gilles, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Vauvert, Pont-Saint-Esprit, Aigues-Mortes, Uzès, Vergèze, Sommières, Bernis and 6 more.
36% of homes in Bessèges were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
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.
Bessèges in brief
Old houses are part of Bessèges’s character: 36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Bessèges is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Portes, 3.8 mi away.
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) · 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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