ClasséChurch · protected 1987Église paroissiale Saint-Joseph-de-Mana et son presbytèrePhoto: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny · Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Mana · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 3 classé
Mana has 5.5 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 72% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest monuments in Mana date from the 19th century. We have photos of 3 of Mana’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
6
5.5 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
19th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
1.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mana 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.
Map
Where Mana’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
3 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
3 classé monuments in Mana
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1987Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-ClunyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1999Ancienne léproserie de l'Acarouany
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Mana
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBuilding · protected 1995Immeuble, 7 rue Saint-JosephPhoto: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site · protected 2000Site archéologique de la Montagne de la Trinité
Building · protected 1995Immeuble, 22 rue Javouhey
Age of homes
1.5% of homes in Mana were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
1.5%
Before 1919
0.4%
1919–45
2.3%
1946–70
15%
1971–90
39%
1991–2005
41%
2006 on
ManaMedian compared French town
1.5% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (41%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Mana has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 10,800 to 11,100 residents, by historic monuments.
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#8 of 41for monuments per resident (5.5 per 10,000). Most per resident: Brissac Loire Aubance, Pont-Saint-Esprit and Doué-en-Anjou.
The median town of these has 1. 9 of the 41 have none.
In brief
Mana in brief
Mana has 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny. Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny is one of the Maisons des Illustres, the homes of people who left their mark on France. Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.5% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest, Ancienne léproserie de l'Acarouany, dates from the 19th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; most dated ones come from the 19th century; and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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 Mana
How many historic monuments are there in Mana?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Mana: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mana are classé?
3, among them Ancienne léproserie de l'Acarouany, Église paroissiale Saint-Joseph-de-Mana et son presbytère and Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny.
How old are the monuments of Mana?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 19th century.
When were monuments in Mana first protected?
The first in 1987, the latest in 2000.
How old are the homes in Mana?
1.5% 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.