ClasséChâteau · protected 1995Château des archevêques de NarbonnePhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
église Saint-Étienne · Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) Photo gallery · CC BY 3.05historic monuments
History of Capestang · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 2 classé
Capestang has 14 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 91% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. Capestang’s oldest monuments date from the 14th century.
Monuments historiques
5
14 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
22%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Capestang 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 Capestang’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
2 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
2 classé monuments in Capestang
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1906église Saint-ÉtiennePhoto: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) Photo gallery · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Capestang
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
House · protected 1957Maison BalatPart of the building is protected
House · protected 1957Maison BaissePart of the building is protected
Canal · protected 1997Canal du Midi
How old
How old Capestang’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.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Château des archevêques de Narbonne (14th & 15th c.).
Age of homes
22% of homes in Capestang were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
22%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
20%
1971–90
17%
1991–2005
13%
2006 on
CapestangMedian compared French town
22% 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 (22%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Capestang has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,500 to 3,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Capestang5
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (14 per 10,000). Most per resident: Crémieu, Bergues and La Forêt-Fouesnant.
The median town of these has 1. 9 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Capestang
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capestang | 3,514 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Montady | 3,990 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Ouveillan Aude | 2,713 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune | 4,124 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Colombiers | 2,814 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 4 | 1 | — |
In brief
Capestang in brief
For its size, Capestang has more historic monuments than 91% of compared French towns. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including église Saint-Étienne. Of its homes, 22% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 5. The oldest, Château des archevêques de Narbonne, dates from the 14th century. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; Albert-Jean (1892) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1906 and 1997.
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 Capestang
How many historic monuments are there in Capestang?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Capestang: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Capestang are classé?
2, among them Château des archevêques de Narbonne and église Saint-Étienne.
How old are the monuments of Capestang?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
When were monuments in Capestang first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 1997.
How old are the homes in Capestang?
22% 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 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.