ClasséChurch · protected 1934Église catholique Saint-SébastienPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancien couvent de Schwartzenthann · Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.010historic monuments
History of Soultzmatt · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, 3 classé
Soultzmatt’s oldest monuments date from the 11th century. For every 10,000 residents Soultzmatt counts 40 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. 9 of Soultzmatt’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
10
40 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
17%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Soultzmatt in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église catholique Saint-SébastienClassé
Menhir dit Langenstein, près du cimetière roumainClassé
Cimetière roumain et son monumentInscrit
Église catholique Sainte-OdileInscrit
Chapelle Sainte-Marie dite chapelle du Schaefertal ou Val du PâtreInscrit+4See 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 Soultzmatt’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.
10 monuments by protection
3 Classé7 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Soultzmatt
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.
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1982Ancien couvent de SchwartzenthannPhoto: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1938Menhir dit Langenstein, près du cimetière roumainPhoto: Leywen , France · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Soultzmatt
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1995Église catholique Sainte-OdilePhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChapel · protected 1987Chapelle Sainte-Marie dite chapelle du Schaefertal ou Val du PâtrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1987Château WagenbourgPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Katzy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFountain · protected 1934Fontaine du 17e sièclePhoto: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFunerary monument · protected 2017Cimetière roumain et son monumentPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1934Maison, 2, anciennement 24 place KesslerPart of the building is protectedPhoto: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1995Ancien établissement de bains et de cure NesselPart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Soultzmatt
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings4
Houses & homes3
Tombs & cemeteries2
Religious buildings: 4 of 10 monuments (40%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old
How old Soultzmatt’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 8 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église catholique Saint-Sébastien (11th–15th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
3 of Soultzmatt’s monuments were protected in 1934
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1934: Église catholique Saint-Sébastien and Fontaine du 17e siècle. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
17% of homes in Soultzmatt were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
17%
Before 1919
8.7%
1919–45
19%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
20%
2006 on
SoultzmattMedian compared French town
17% 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 (21%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Soultzmatt
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soultzmatt | 2,487 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 27 | 7 | — |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 15 | 5 | — |
| Issenheim | 3,502 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7,012 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Munster | 4,738 | 6 | 1 | — |
In brief
Soultzmatt in brief
The record in Soultzmatt starts with Église catholique Saint-Sébastien, which dates from the 11th century. All told, the list holds 10 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Cimetière roumain et son monument is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its housing is old: 17% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 5 of 8. Cimetière roumain et son monument carries the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label. Beyond that, Louis Beckler (1766) was born here before 1900.
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 Soultzmatt
How many historic monuments are there in Soultzmatt?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Soultzmatt: 3 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Soultzmatt are classé?
3, among them Église catholique Saint-Sébastien, Ancien couvent de Schwartzenthann and Menhir dit Langenstein, près du cimetière roumain.
How old are the monuments of Soultzmatt?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
When were monuments in Soultzmatt first protected?
The first in 1934, the latest in 2017.
How old are the homes in Soultzmatt?
17% 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 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.