No historic monuments in Fontanès
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Fontanès with a classé monument is Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, 4.5 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Fontanès
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 2.8 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Claret | 4.9 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rouet | 5.4 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Assas | 6.1 mi | 2 | 2 | — |
| Les Matelles | 6.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Beaulieu | 7.2 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
16 towns in Hérault have protected historic areas: Montpellier, Béziers, Sète, Agde, Pézenas, Lodève, Aniane, Loupian, Bouzigues, Roquebrun, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Saint-Jean-de-Buèges and 4 more.
13% of homes in Fontanès were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Fontanès in brief
Old houses are part of Fontanès’s character: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Fontanès has nothing on the list; Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, 2.8 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.
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) · 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).
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