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Conseil général
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Conseil général

place de Grenoble, Cayenne

Inscrit historic monument since 1979One of 33 inscrit monuments in Cayenne; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
PPublic building1979protectedPPartly protected
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About Conseil général

Conseil général is one of 33 inscrit historic monuments in Cayenne, the second of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been inscrit since 1979. 15 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00105893 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Cayenne · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

5 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Conseil général

Is Conseil général protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1979 (Mérimée record PA00105893). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Conseil général?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.