Ancienne abbaye · Photo: Ginette Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.07 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Faverney: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 16th century. We have photos of 7 of them.
Faverney in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Croix de villageClassé
Caserne (ancienne)Inscrit
Maison des Hôtes (ancienne)Inscrit
Anciennes hallesInscrit
Ancienne gendarmerieInscrit+2See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Faverney 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-46 | ZPPAUP March 31, 1994 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) March 31, 1994 |
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.
Where Faverney’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
2 classé monuments in Faverney
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé
Classé5 inscrit monuments in Faverney
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritHow old Faverney’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
The oldest dated: Croix de village (16th c.).
29% of homes in Faverney were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
29% 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 (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Historic monuments in the towns around Faverney
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faverney | 980 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 2,814 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,663 | 17 | 8 | — |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 3,764 | 4 | 2 | — |
Faverney in brief
Old houses are part of Faverney’s character: 29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 6 of 7. The oldest, Croix de village, dates from the 16th century. Beyond that, Paul Alexandre Détrie (1828) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1846 and 2009.
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 Faverney
How many historic monuments are there in Faverney?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Faverney: 2 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Faverney are classé?
2, among them Croix de village and Ancienne abbaye.
How old are the monuments of Faverney?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
Is Faverney a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Faverney has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
When were monuments in Faverney first protected?
The first in 1846, the latest in 2009.
How old are the homes in Faverney?
29% 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 4, 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.