ClasséChurch · protected 1840Basilique Saint-JulienPhoto: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison du Doyenné (ancienne Caisse d'Epargne) · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.09historic monuments
History of Brioude · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Brioude: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). That’s 14 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 91% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 11th century. We have photos of 9 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
14 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Brioude in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien hôtel TalayratClassé
Basilique Saint-JulienClassé
Hôtel TabartInscrit
Hôtel de RochelyInscrit
Fontaine Saint-JulienInscrit+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.
Protected area
Brioude has had a protected historic area since 1994
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-103 | ZPPAUP December 21, 1994 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 27, 2020 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Brioude’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Basilique Saint-Julien
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Basilique Saint-Julien, with 8 of the town’s 9 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
9 monuments by protection
3 Classé6 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 Brioude
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1956Maison du Doyenné (ancienne Caisse d'Epargne)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1964Ancien hôtel TalayratPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jan Niggemann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Brioude
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 2003Maison dite Maison de MandrinPhoto: Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1925Maison romane dite Maison PortePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jan Niggemann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1963Maison du 15e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1988Hôtel TabartPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jan Niggemann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1972Hôtel de RochelyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jan Niggemann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Brioude’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.6
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
6 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Basilique Saint-Julien (11th–14th c.).
Born before 1900
22 people born in Brioude before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Étienne Delcher
Joseph Étienne Delcher
Jean Grenier
Jean-Baptiste Grenier
Jean-Joseph De Croze
Roch-Étienne de Vichy
Pierre de Belmont
Julien Léonard de Vauzelles
Jean-Baptiste Julien Borel-Vernières
Pierre-Michel Nempde-Dupoyet
Frédéric Salveton
Claude Nozerine
Amédée Martinon de Saint-Férreol
Pierre Joseph Aimé Pissis
François Maigne
Julien Maigne
Antoine Grenier
Clément Allemand
Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne
Antoine-Léonce Guyot-Montpayroux
170017501800185019001950
PJ
Pierre Joseph Aimé Pissis1812–1889 · French geologist
ÉD
Étienne Delcher1732–1806 · constitutional bishop
JÉ
Joseph Étienne Delcher1752–1812 · French politician
JG
Jean Grenier1753–1841 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Grenier1753–1838 · French politician
JJ
Jean-Joseph De Croze1753–1836 · French politician
RÉ
Roch-Étienne de Vichy1753–1829 · French vicar general, politician and cleric
PB
Pierre de Belmont1755–1806 · French politician
Everyone born in Brioude Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Brioude has the most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 6,500 to 6,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Brioude9
#1 of 41for monuments per resident (14 per 10,000). Most per resident: Brioude, Eu and Lezoux.
The median town of these has 1. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Brioude
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brioude | 6,527 | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Sainte-Florine | 3,283 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
In brief
Brioude in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Brioude: per resident it has more than 91% of compared French towns. In all there are 9 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Maison du Doyenné (ancienne Caisse d'Epargne). No town its size has more historic monuments: it leads the 41 nearest in population. Basilique Saint-Julien sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994. Of the 9 with a date, 6 come from the Middle Ages. The oldest is Basilique Saint-Julien, from the 11th century. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; the list grew between 1840 and 2003; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Brioude
How many historic monuments are there in Brioude?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Brioude: 3 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Brioude are classé?
3, among them Basilique Saint-Julien, Maison du Doyenné (ancienne Caisse d'Epargne) and Ancien hôtel Talayrat.
How old are the monuments of Brioude?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
Is Brioude a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Brioude has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
When were monuments in Brioude first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2003.
How old are the homes in Brioude?
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 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.