No historic monuments in Besnans
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Besnans with a classé monument is Montbozon, 1.6 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Besnans
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbozon | 1 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Montagney-Servigney | 2.9 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chassey-lès-Montbozon | 5.5 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Gondenans-les-Moulins | 5.9 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Filain | 6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cuse-et-Adrisans | 6.4 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
10 towns in Haute-Saône have protected historic areas: Gray, Champlitte, Marnay, Pesmes, Gy, Faverney, Bucey-lès-Gy, Chariez, Ray-sur-Saône, Fondremand.
34% of homes in Besnans were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
34% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Besnans in brief
More of Besnans’s homes are old than in most places: 34% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Besnans has nothing on the list; Montbozon, 1 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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