ClasséChurch · protected 1910Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-ViergePhoto: Chocahuète · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Pont dit Pont de la Tour sur la rivière L'Isle (également sur communes de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, en Haute-Vienne, et Jumilhac-le-Grand, en Dordogne) · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Le Chalard · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 3 classé
Le Chalard’s oldest monuments date from the 11th century. 5 of Le Chalard’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
36%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Le Chalard in 5 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Forges de BessousClassé
Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-ViergeClassé
Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame du ChalardInscrit
Maison dite des AnglaisInscrit+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 Le Chalard’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.
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Le Chalard
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséIndustrial building · protected 2004Forges de BessousPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 1984Pont dit Pont de la Tour sur la rivière L'Isle (également sur communes de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, en Haute-Vienne, et Jumilhac-le-Grand, en Dordogne)Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Le Chalard
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritPriory · protected 1997Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame du ChalardPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1987Maison dite des AnglaisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
36% of homes in Le Chalard were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
36%
Before 1919
7.9%
1919–45
13%
1946–70
15%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
Le ChalardMedian compared French town
36% 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 (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Chalard
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chalard | 302 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 6,830 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| Nexon | 2,548 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Thiviers Dordogne | 2,876 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Le Chalard in brief
Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame du Chalard, from the 11th century, is the oldest monument in Le Chalard. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Pont dit Pont de la Tour sur la rivière L'Isle (également sur communes de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, en Haute-Vienne, et Jumilhac-le-Grand, en Dordogne). Its housing is old: 36% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, the list grew between 1910 and 2004.
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 Le Chalard
How many historic monuments are there in Le Chalard?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Le Chalard: 3 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Le Chalard are classé?
3, among them Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge, Forges de Bessous and Pont dit Pont de la Tour sur la rivière L'Isle (également sur communes de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, en Haute-Vienne, et Jumilhac-le-Grand, en Dordogne).
How old are the monuments of Le Chalard?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
When were monuments in Le Chalard first protected?
The first in 1910, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Le Chalard?
36% 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 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.