Église de la Libarde · Photo: Maoussetitan · CC BY-SA 3.06 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2026. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Bourg: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 27 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
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Bourg in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Porte de BlayeInscrit
Maison du 18e siècleInscrit
Hôtel de villeInscrit
Porte du PortInscrit+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.
How old Bourg’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
4 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ruines gallo-romaines (Antiquity).
Where Bourg’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
One classé monument in Bourg
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.
Classé5 inscrit monuments in Bourg
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritBourg has had a protected historic area since 2026
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| Not numbered yet | – September 22, 2026 | – |
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.
34% of homes in Bourg were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
34% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
5 people born in Bourg before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Bourg Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Bourg
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg | 2,244 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Ambès | 3,313 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Macau | 4,576 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Ludon-Médoc | 5,578 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 12,626 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Parempuyre | 10,672 | 1 | 0 | — |
Bourg in brief
The record in Bourg starts with Ruines gallo-romaines, which dates from Antiquity. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église de la Libarde. Its housing is old: 34% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2026.
Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 6. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean de Labadie (1610), Émile Couzinet (1896) and Mathias Valentin-Bernard (1747). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1925 and 1973.
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 Bourg
How many historic monuments are there in Bourg?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Bourg: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Bourg are classé?
One: Église de la Libarde.
How old are the monuments of Bourg?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
Is Bourg a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Bourg has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2026.
When were monuments in Bourg first protected?
The first in 1925, the latest in 1973.
How old are the homes in Bourg?
34% 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.