ClasséChâteau · protected 1913ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thomas Bresson · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fontaine-lavoir du Savourot · Photo: Thomas Bresson · CC BY 3.03historic monuments
History of Héricourt · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
The ministry first listed a monument in Héricourt in 1913. Héricourt’s oldest monuments date from the 16th century. 3 of Héricourt’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Héricourt in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Héricourt’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.
3 monuments by protection
1 Classé2 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
One classé monument in Héricourt
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Héricourt
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritPublic building · protected 1979Fontaine-lavoir du SavourotPhoto: Thomas Bresson · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1995Église luthérienne Saint-ChristophePhoto: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
11% of homes in Héricourt were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
11%
Before 1919
7.1%
1919–45
22%
1946–70
33%
1971–90
15%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
HéricourtMedian compared French town
11% 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 (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Héricourt before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pierre-Frédéric Minal
Charles-Xavier Rochet d'Héricourt
Jean Noblot
Georges Bretegnier
Ernest Ginsburger
Adolphe Kégresse
Jacques Schwob d'Héricourt
Henri Seyrig
Marcel Durry
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AK
Adolphe Kégresse1879–1943 · French engineer
HS
Henri Seyrig1895–1973 · French archaeologist
PF
Pierre-Frédéric Minal1789–1882 · French politician
CX
Charles-Xavier Rochet d'Héricourt1801–1854 · French explorer
JN
Jean Noblot1816–1895 · French politician
GB
Georges Bretegnier1860–1892 · French painter
EG
Ernest Ginsburger1876–1943 · French rabbi
JS
Jacques Schwob d'Héricourt1881–1943 · French film producer
Everyone born in Héricourt Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Héricourt
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Bethoncourt Doubs | 5,308 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grand-Charmont Doubs | 5,873 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Châtenois-les-Forges Territoire de Belfort | 2,608 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montbéliard Doubs | 24,672 | 34 | 8 | Yes |
| Vieux-Charmont Doubs | 2,786 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort | 4,678 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Héricourt in brief
More of Héricourt’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 1 of them classé. Adolphe Kégresse (1879), Henri Seyrig (1895) and Pierre-Frédéric Minal (1789) are among the 9 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and the list grew between 1913 and 1995.
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 Héricourt
How many historic monuments are there in Héricourt?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Héricourt: 1 classé and 2 inscrit.
How old are the homes in Héricourt?
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.