ClasséChâteau · protected 1981Château de MazèresPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Guyon (début 20e siècle) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Église · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC05historic monuments
History of Barran · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 2 classé
The oldest monuments in Barran date from the 12th century. We have photos of 5 of Barran’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
32%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Barran in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château de MazèresClassé
Église de la CastagnèreInscrit
Pigeonnier de BonnefontInscrit
Porte de ville, son pont et son fosséInscrit+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 Barran’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.
5 monuments by protection
2 Classé3 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
2 classé monuments in Barran
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 2 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1944ÉglisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Barran
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritTown gate · protected 1944Porte de ville, son pont et son fosséPhoto: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritDovecote · protected 1973Pigeonnier de BonnefontPart of the building is protectedPhoto: DomiSalle · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Barran’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.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
4 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église de la Castagnère (12th c.).
Age of homes
32% of homes in Barran were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
32%
Before 1919
7.3%
1919–45
10%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
9.4%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
BarranMedian compared French town
32% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Barran
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barran | 692 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Pavie | 2,566 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Auch | 22,428 | 25 | 5 | Yes |
| Mirande | 3,457 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Barran in brief
The record in Barran starts with Église de la Castagnère, which dates from the 12th century. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of its homes, 32% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Of the 5 with a date, 4 come from the Middle Ages. Beyond that, the list grew between 1944 and 1981.
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 Barran
How many historic monuments are there in Barran?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Barran: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Barran are classé?
2, among them Château de Mazères.
How old are the monuments of Barran?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Barran first protected?
The first in 1944, the latest in 1981.
How old are the homes in Barran?
32% 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 October 30, 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.