ClasséAbbey · protected 1987Ancienne abbaye de Saint-AmandPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Wapakk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Junien · Photo: Jochen Jahnke 17:59, 8. Dez. 2009 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Saint-Junien · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, 4 classé
Saint-Junien has 7 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 78% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest monuments in Saint-Junien date from the 12th century. We have photos of 7 of Saint-Junien’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
8
7 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
10%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Saint-Junien in 7 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Pont Saint-Elisabeth sur la GlaneClassé
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-PontClassé
Ancienne abbaye de Saint-AmandClassé
Ancienne mégisserie DesselasInscrit
Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine du cimetière, dite aussi chapelle du Civoire et chapelle Saint-GuignefortInscrit+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.
Map
Where Saint-Junien’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.
8 monuments by protection
4 Classé4 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
4 classé monuments in Saint-Junien
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église Saint-JunienPhoto: Jochen Jahnke 17:59, 8. Dez. 2009 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 1990Pont Saint-Elisabeth sur la GlanePhoto: BIGAUD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChapel · protected 1910Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-PontPhoto: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Saint-Junien
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1994Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine du cimetière, dite aussi chapelle du Civoire et chapelle Saint-GuignefortPhoto: Wapakk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBridge · protected 1986Pont-Notre-Dame sur la ViennePhoto: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2024Ancienne mégisserie DesselasPhoto: Lucas Destrem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1988Ancienne maison
Born before 1900
8 people born in Saint-Junien before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Baptiste Simon Pouliot
Louis Roguet
Louis-Paul Codet
Étienne Pouliot
Joseph Louis Laval
Pierre Codet
Paul Baylon
Georges Gaudy
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JL
Joseph Louis Laval1855–1917 · French cyclist
JB
Jean-Baptiste Simon Pouliot1778–1832 · French politician
LR
Louis Roguet1824–1850 · French sculptor
LP
Louis-Paul Codet1824–1880 · French politician
ÉP
Étienne Pouliot1843–1883 · French politician
PC
Pierre Codet1863–1924 · French politician
PB
Paul Baylon1877–1947 · French politician
GG
Georges Gaudy1895–1987 · French writer and journalist
Everyone born in Saint-Junien Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Saint-Junien has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 11,200 to 11,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Saint-Junien8
#8 of 41for monuments per resident (7 per 10,000). Most per resident: Provins, Villefranche-de-Rouergue and Briançon.
The median town of these has 1. 17 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Junien
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Junien | 11,415 | 8 | 4 | — |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Confolens Charente | 2,730 | 18 | 3 | Yes |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente Charente | 3,777 | 3 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Junien in brief
The record in Saint-Junien starts with Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Amand, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 8 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Église Saint-Junien. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 78% of compared French towns.
Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 8 people born here before 1900, the best known include Joseph Louis Laval (1855), Jean-Baptiste Simon Pouliot (1778) and Louis Roguet (1824). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are churches and religious buildings; most dated ones come from the Middle Ages; and the list grew between 1840 and 2024.
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 Saint-Junien
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Junien?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Junien: 4 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Junien are classé?
4, among them Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Amand, Église Saint-Junien, Pont Saint-Elisabeth sur la Glane and Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Pont.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Junien?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Saint-Junien first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Saint-Junien?
10% 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.