Cemetery · protected 1993Habitation La Joséphine
Ancien hôpital militaire du Camp Jacob, situé au Morne Houël, entre le chemin départemental 9 et le chemin départemental 11 · Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Saint-Claude · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 1 classé
Saint-Claude has 5.9 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 74% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. Saint-Claude’s oldest monuments date from the 18th century.
Monuments historiques
6
5.9 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
1.4%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Saint-Claude’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.
6 monuments by protection
1 Classé5 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
One classé monument in Saint-Claude
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.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Saint-Claude
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHospital · protected 2005Ancien hôpital militaire du Camp Jacob, situé au Morne Houël, entre le chemin départemental 9 et le chemin départemental 11Part of the building is protectedPhoto: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Residence · protected 2008Habitation DucharmoyPart of the building is protected
House · protected 1987Habitation Mont-CarmelPart of the building is protected
House · protected 1979Résidence préfectorale, au Morne HouelPart of the building is protected
Farm building · protected 2024Habitation Fond-CabrePart of the building is protected
Age of homes
1.4% of homes in Saint-Claude were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
1.4%
Before 1919
2.5%
1919–45
21%
1946–70
34%
1971–90
25%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
Saint-ClaudeMedian compared French town
1.4% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Saint-Claude has the 7th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 10,000 to 10,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Saint-Claude6
#8 of 41for monuments per resident (5.9 per 10,000). Most per resident: Ploërmel, Parthenay and Apt.
The median town of these has 1. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Claude
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Claude | 10,177 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Gourbeyre | 7,307 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Basse-Terre | 9,417 | 19 | 7 | — |
| Baillif | 5,096 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Trois-Rivières | 7,415 | 13 | 4 | — |
| Vieux-Habitants | 7,077 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Bouillante | 6,127 | 4 | 2 | — |
In brief
Saint-Claude in brief
The official list counts 6 historic monuments in Saint-Claude, 1 of them classé, including Ancien hôpital militaire du Camp Jacob, situé au Morne Houël, entre le chemin départemental 9 et le chemin départemental 11. Only 6 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.4% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest, Habitation Ducharmoy, dates from the 18th century. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1979 and 2024.
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 Saint-Claude
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Claude?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Saint-Claude: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Claude are classé?
One: Habitation La Joséphine.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Claude?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 18th century.
When were monuments in Saint-Claude first protected?
The first in 1979, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Saint-Claude?
1.4% 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 9, 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.