ClasséMonument · protected 1922Mont ValérienPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Polymagou · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Suresnes · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
Protection in Suresnes began in 1922. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Suresnes, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection. The oldest date from the 20th century.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
20th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
3.3%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Suresnes 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.
Protected area
Suresnes has had a protected historic area since 1996
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR11-47 | ZPPAUP March 25, 1996 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 12, 2014 |
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.
Map
Where Suresnes’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Classé
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 Classé
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 Suresnes
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.
School · protected 2002Ecole de plein air
School · protected 1993Lycée Paul LangevinPart of the building is protected
Age of homes
3.3% of homes in Suresnes were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
3.3%
Before 1919
17%
1919–45
24%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
20%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
SuresnesMedian compared French town
3.3% 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 (24%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
8 people born in Suresnes before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
Paul Desbassayns de Richemont
Gustave Paul Cluseret
Théophile-Adolphe Manoury
Paul Gallimard
Léon Grégoire
Georges Hennequin
Félix Bourdier
170017501800185019001950
JR
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet1708–1794 · French architect
GP
Gustave Paul Cluseret1823–1900 · Union Army general
PG
Paul Gallimard1850–1929 · French art collector and bibliophile
PD
Paul Desbassayns de Richemont1809–1875 · French politician
TA
Théophile-Adolphe Manoury1846–1909 · French baritone
LG
Léon Grégoire1861–1933 · French soldier
GH
Georges Hennequin1867–1940 · French architect
FB
Félix Bourdier1873–1931 · French athletics competitor
Everyone born in Suresnes Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Suresnes
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suresnes | 48,956 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Puteaux | 44,002 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nanterre | 97,783 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Cloud | 29,855 | 12 | 5 | — |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 82,874 | 9 | 4 | — |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 59,538 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Garches | 17,743 | 3 | 0 | — |
In brief
Suresnes in brief
The official list counts 3 historic monuments in Suresnes, 3 of them classé, including Mont Valérien. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996. Lycée Paul Langevin carries the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label. Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (1708), Gustave Paul Cluseret (1823) and Paul Gallimard (1850) are among the 8 people born here before 1900.
Its homes are mostly newer: 3.3% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest, Ecole de plein air, dates from the 20th century. Beyond that, it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 6); and the list grew between 1922 and 2002.
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 Suresnes
How many historic monuments are there in Suresnes?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Suresnes: 3 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Suresnes are classé?
3, among them Ecole de plein air, Lycée Paul Langevin and Mont Valérien.
Is Suresnes a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Suresnes has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996.
How old are the homes in Suresnes?
3.3% 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.