ClasséMilitary building · protected 2009Citadelle de BlayePhoto: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Citadelle de Blaye · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.02historic monuments
History of Blaye · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2017
Since 2009, Blaye has had a listed monument. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blaye, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection. The oldest date from the 11th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
17%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Blaye 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.
Protected area
Blaye has had a protected historic area since 2017
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-83 | AVAP June 27, 2017 | AVAP (heritage area rules) June 27, 2017 |
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.
Map
Where Blaye’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 Blaye
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.
ClasséAge of homes
17% of homes in Blaye were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
17%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
17%
1991–2005
13%
2006 on
BlayeMedian compared French town
17% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Blaye before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Antoine de Beauvollier
Jean Dominique Favereau
Jules Abadie
Roger Toziny
Émile Gellie
André Lamandé
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JA
Jules Abadie1876–1953 · French politician and surgeon
RT
Roger Toziny1883–1939 · French actor
AB
Antoine de Beauvollier1657–1708 · French catholic priest and missionary
JD
Jean Dominique Favereau1755–1832 · French general
ÉG
Émile Gellie1885–1962 · French politician
AL
André Lamandé1886–1933 · French writer
Everyone born in Blaye Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Blaye
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaye | 5,066 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pauillac | 5,190 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Avensan | 3,140 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 4,914 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Macau | 4,576 | 2 | 2 | — |
In brief
Blaye in brief
Blaye’s oldest monument, Citadelle de Blaye, dates from the 11th century. All told, the list holds 2 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of its homes, 17% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2017. Jules Abadie (1876), Roger Toziny (1883) and Antoine de Beauvollier (1657) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and the list grew between 2009 and 2013.
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 Blaye
How many historic monuments are there in Blaye?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blaye: 2 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Blaye are classé?
2, among them Citadelle de Blaye and Fort Paté.
Is Blaye a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Blaye has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2017.
How old are the homes in Blaye?
17% 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 8, 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.