Château Rouillaud · Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.010 historic monuments, 3 classé
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Pesmes date from the 12th century. Pesmes has 92 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 10 of Pesmes’s monuments.
median compared town 2.5
Pesmes in 10 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Croix de cimetièreClassé
Croix dite Croix Saint-RochClassé
Église Saint-HilaireClassé
MaisonInscrit
ChâteauInscrit+5See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Where Pesmes’ 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.
3 classé monuments in Pesmes
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
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Classé7 inscrit monuments in Pesmes
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritMost of Pesmes’ monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes: 5 of 10 monuments (50%). 4 are religious buildings, 3 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old Pesmes’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
5 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Hilaire (12th & 18th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
A protected historic area is on its way in Pesmes
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-51 | ZPPAUP September 24, 2001 | Still being drawn up |
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.
2 of Pesmes’ monuments were protected in 1903
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
First protected, in 1903: Croix de cimetière and Église Saint-Hilaire. None has been added since 2011.
28% of homes in Pesmes were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
28% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
3 people born in Pesmes before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Pesmes Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Pesmes
Pesmes in brief
The record in Pesmes starts with Église Saint-Hilaire, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 10 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 28% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Of the whole list, 50% are houses and homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 5 of 9. André Poncet (1755), Antoine-Charles-Thérèse Borel (1777) and Alfred Beyl (1884) were all born here before 1900.
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 Pesmes
How many historic monuments are there in Pesmes?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Pesmes: 3 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Pesmes are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Hilaire, Croix dite Croix Saint-Roch and Croix de cimetière.
How old are the monuments of Pesmes?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Pesmes a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Pesmes is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Pesmes first protected?
The first in 1903, the latest in 1993.
How old are the homes in Pesmes?
28% 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.