ClasséChapel · protected 1990Chapelle Notre-Dame du PeyrouPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Peyrou · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.011historic monuments
History of Clermont-l'Hérault · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments, 3 classé
Clermont-l'Hérault has 12 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 88% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. Clermont-l'Hérault’s oldest monuments date from the 10th century. 7 of Clermont-l'Hérault’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
11
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Clermont-l'Hérault in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-PaulClassé
Ancienne chapelle des PénitentsInscrit
Restes du châteauInscrit
Ancienne chapelle du couvent des Récollets, chapelle de l'hôpitalInscrit
Ancien couvent Notre-Dame de GorjanInscrit+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 Clermont-l'Hérault’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.
11 monuments by protection
3 Classé8 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 Clermont-l'Hérault
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.
ClasséInscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChapel · protected 1939Ancienne chapelle des PénitentsPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritConvent · protected 2007Ancienne chapelle du couvent des Récollets, chapelle de l'hôpitalPhoto: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritConvent · protected 1981Ancien couvent Notre-Dame de GorjanPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1984Maison, place Commandant-Paul-DemarnePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Huntsmatch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1964Maison BrivesPart of the building is protected
Home · protected 2007Grange Verny ou grange Basse
Town walls · protected 2025Tour de Bassolhe et sa portion de courtine
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Clermont-l'Hérault
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings5
Houses & homes4
Military & fortified1
Tombs & cemeteries1
Religious buildings: 5 of 11 monuments (45%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Clermont-l'Hérault’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.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
5 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Restes du château (Middle Ages). 1 monument has no date on the list.
When protected
Clermont-l'Hérault’s list has grown since 1840
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1840: Église Saint-Paul. That was France’s first list of monuments historiques, drawn up in Prosper Mérimée’s time as inspector. 2 were protected in 2007 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
11% of homes in Clermont-l'Hérault were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
11%
Before 1919
6.8%
1919–45
17%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
24%
2006 on
Clermont-l'HéraultMedian compared French town
11% 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 (25%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Clermont-l'Hérault before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Antoine Peyrottes
Ernest Martin
Eugène Benjamin Selmy
Fernand Méry
1800182518501875190019251950
JA
Jean-Antoine Peyrottes1813–1858 · French Occitan poet
EM
Ernest Martin1833–1897 · French historian and military officer
EB
Eugène Benjamin Selmy1874–1945 · French painter
FM
Fernand Méry1897–1984 · French veterinarian and writer
Everyone born in Clermont-l'Hérault Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Clermont-l'Hérault has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 9,300 to 9,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Clermont-l'Hérault11
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (12 per 10,000). Most per resident: Aire-sur-la-Lys, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Molsheim.
The median town of these has 1. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Clermont-l'Hérault
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 11 | 3 | — |
| Canet | 3,619 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Pargoire | 2,501 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
In brief
Clermont-l'Hérault in brief
Restes du château, from the 10th century, is the oldest monument in Clermont-l'Hérault. All told, the list holds 11 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 11% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 88% of compared French towns.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 10 with a date, 5 come from the Middle Ages. Monument aux morts carries the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label.
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 Clermont-l'Hérault
How many historic monuments are there in Clermont-l'Hérault?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault: 3 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault are classé?
3, among them Chapelle Notre-Dame du Peyrou, Église Saint-Paul and Monument aux morts.
How old are the monuments of Clermont-l'Hérault?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
When were monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Clermont-l'Hérault?
11% 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.