ClasséTown hall · protected 1928Ancien hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien hôtel de ville · Photo: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Munster · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 1 classé
For every 10,000 residents Munster counts 13 monuments, more per resident than 90% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. The oldest monuments in Munster date from the 16th century. We have photos of 6 of Munster’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
6
13 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
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Munster in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
ImmeubleInscrit
Ancienne orangerie des HartmannInscrit
FontaineInscrit
Bâtiment dit la LaubInscrit
Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-GrégoireInscrit+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.
Map
Where Munster’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 Munster
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Munster
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1991Bâtiment dit la LaubPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHome · protected 1990Ancienne orangerie des HartmannPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Charles Bauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritAbbey · protected 1990Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-GrégoirePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Samuel Wernain · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFountain · protected 1985Fontaine, place du MarchéPhoto: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1985Immeuble, 18 rue des ClefsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Charles Bauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born before 1900
5 people born in Munster before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Mathias Doll
Frédéric Hartmann
Alfred Erichson
Henri Gaebelé
Frédéric Eccard
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HG
Henri Gaebelé1860–1936 · French politician
MD
Mathias Doll1804–1884 · French painter
FH
Frédéric Hartmann1822–1880 · politician from France
AE
Alfred Erichson1843–1901 · born:1843-06-16|died:1901-04-12|; Erichson, Alfred, 1843-; Erichson, …
FE
Frédéric Eccard1867–1952 · French politician
Everyone born in Munster Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Munster has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,700 to 4,800 residents, by historic monuments.
Munster6
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (13 per 10,000). Most per resident: La Charité-sur-Loire, Salies-de-Béarn and Marvejols.
The median town of these has 1. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Munster
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | 4,738 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Orbey | 3,429 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Turckheim | 4,139 | 18 | 3 | — |
| Wintzenheim | 8,059 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Ingersheim | 4,774 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | 4,383 | 33 | 12 | — |
In brief
Munster in brief
Measured per resident, Munster has more historic monuments than 90% of compared French towns. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Ancien hôtel de ville. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Henri Gaebelé (1860), Mathias Doll (1804) and Frédéric Hartmann (1822). The oldest is Ancien hôtel de ville, from the 16th century. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; most dated ones come from the 16th to 18th centuries; and the list grew between 1928 and 1991.
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 Munster
How many historic monuments are there in Munster?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Munster: 1 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Munster are classé?
One: Ancien hôtel de ville.
How old are the monuments of Munster?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
When were monuments in Munster first protected?
The first in 1928, the latest in 1991.
How old are the homes in Munster?
11% 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.