ClasséCathedral · protected 1906Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-ArnouxPhoto: Aups · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de ville · Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Gap · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 3 classé
Gap’s oldest monuments date from the 17th century. Gap has 1.5 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. 3 of Gap’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
6
1.5 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
17th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
3.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Gap 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 Gap’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.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 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 Gap
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.
Chapel · protected 1990Chapelle du Saint-Coeur-de-Marie
Manor house · protected 1988Manoir de KapadosPart of the building is protected
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Gap
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown hall · protected 1948Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1987Domaine de CharancePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Aups · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Building · protected 1989Immeuble, 7 rue Cyprien-ChaixPart of the building is protected
How old
How old Gap’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19004
20th century and later since 19010
The oldest dated: Hôtel de ville (17th & 18th c.).
Age of homes
3.8% of homes in Gap were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
3.8%
Before 1919
4.4%
1919–45
26%
1946–70
35%
1971–90
17%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
GapMedian compared French town
3.8% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
23 people born in Gap before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Honoré Pellé
Jean-Michel Rolland
Jean Labastie
Pierre Arnould Meyer
Paul Bontoux
Jean Paul Cyrus Colomb
Xavier Blanc
Alexandre-Bernard Vallon
Jean Marcellin
Jules Bergeret
Jules Blancsubé
Antoine Blanc
Ernest Lairolle
Charles Blanc
Paul-Antonin d'Hugues
Hippolyte Müller
Georges de Manteyer
Louise Germain
Paul Caillat
Achille Mauzan
16001650170017501800185019001950
HM
Hippolyte Müller1865–1933 · French archaeologist
LG
Louise Germain1874–1939 · French painter
AM
Achille Mauzan1883–1952 · French painter and illustrator
HP
Honoré Pellé1641–1718 · French sculptor
JM
Jean-Michel Rolland1745–1810 · French politician
JL
Jean Labastie1754–1821 · French politician
PA
Pierre Arnould Meyer1762–1802 · French Revolution general
PB
Paul Bontoux1763–1813 · French politician
Everyone born in Gap Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Gap
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap | 41,293 | 6 | 3 | — |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Gap in brief
The official list counts 6 historic monuments in Gap, 3 of them classé. Of the 6 with a date, 4 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Hôtel de ville, from the 17th century. Of the 23 people born here before 1900, the best known include Hippolyte Müller (1865), Louise Germain (1874) and Achille Mauzan (1883).
Its homes are mostly newer: 3.8% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Domaine de Charance carries the Jardin remarquable label. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; it has 6 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 8); and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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 Gap
How many historic monuments are there in Gap?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Gap: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Gap are classé?
3, among them Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux, Chapelle du Saint-Coeur-de-Marie and Manoir de Kapados.
How old are the monuments of Gap?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 17th century.
When were monuments in Gap first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 1990.
How old are the homes in Gap?
3.8% 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.