No historic monuments in Barges
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Arlempdes, 3.5 km from Barges, is the nearest town with a classé monument.
The nearest classé monuments to Barges
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlempdes | 2.2 mi | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Paul-de-Tartas | 2.4 mi | 2 | 2 | — |
| Landos | 2.9 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coucouron | 4.7 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rauret | 5.6 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Haon | 6.6 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
9 towns in Haute-Loire have protected historic areas: Le Puy-en-Velay, Brioude, Langeac, Saint-Paulien, Allègre, Auzon, La Chaise-Dieu, Lavaudieu, Chilhac.
16% of homes in Barges were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
16% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1991 and 2005 than in any other period (20%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Barges in brief
Old houses are part of Barges’s character: 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Barges has nothing on the list; Arlempdes, 2.2 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.
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) · 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).
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