ClasséChâteau · protected 1981Château de Chalus-ChabrolPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fonquebure · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Chalus-Chabrol · Photo: Fonquebure · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Châlus · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 3 classé
Châlus’s oldest monuments date from the 10th century. For every 10,000 residents Châlus counts 30 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. 4 of Châlus’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
5
30 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Châlus in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ruines du château de Chalus-MaulmontClassé
Mottes féodalesInscrit
Église de LageyratInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Châlus’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Château de Chalus-Chabrol
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Château de Chalus-Chabrol, with 3 of the town’s 5 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
5 monuments by protection
3 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
3 classé monuments in Châlus
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.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1981Ruines du château de Chalus-MaulmontPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Le grand Cricri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Church · protected 1981Vestiges de l'ancienne église Notre-Dame du Haut-Chalus
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Châlus
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFortified house · protected 1983Mottes féodalesPhoto: Le grand Cricri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritAge of homes
15% of homes in Châlus were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
16%
1919–45
30%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
6.2%
1991–2005
6.7%
2006 on
ChâlusMedian compared French town
15% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Châlus
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlus | 1,683 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Nexon | 2,548 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 6,830 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Châlus in brief
Châlus’s oldest monument, Mottes féodales, dates from the 10th century. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Château de Chalus-Chabrol. In 2025 the Mission Patrimoine picked Ruines du château de Chalus-Maulmont as a monument in danger to save. The rest is about typical: most dated ones come from the Middle Ages; and the list grew between 1975 and 1983.
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 Châlus
How many historic monuments are there in Châlus?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Châlus: 3 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Châlus are classé?
3, among them Vestiges de l'ancienne église Notre-Dame du Haut-Chalus, Château de Chalus-Chabrol and Ruines du château de Chalus-Maulmont.
How old are the monuments of Châlus?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
When were monuments in Châlus first protected?
The first in 1975, the latest in 1983.
How old are the homes in Châlus?
15% 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) · 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.