InscritChurch · protected 1988Église Notre-Dame de la Pitié de BoussaguesPhoto: Espinouse · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne usine de chaux · Photo: Annick Jeanjean · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of La Tour-sur-Orb · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, none of them classé
La Tour-sur-Orb’s oldest monuments date from the 12th century. That’s 37 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
37 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of La Tour-sur-Orb in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-Dame de la Pitié de BoussaguesInscrit
Église Sainte-Julie et Saint-Cyr de Saint-XistInscrit
Maison du Bailli ou « manoir Toulouse-Lautrec » à BoussaguesInscrit+1See 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 La Tour-sur-Orb’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
5 monuments by protection
5 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.
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in La Tour-sur-Orb
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1979Église Sainte-Julie et Saint-Cyr de Saint-XistPart of the building is protectedPhoto: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2010Ancienne usine de chauxPhoto: Annick Jeanjean · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 2018Maison du Bailli ou « manoir Toulouse-Lautrec » à BoussaguesPhoto: DPBOUSS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château · protected 1964Ancienne résidence des abbés de JoncelsPart of the building is protected
Age of homes
15% of homes in La Tour-sur-Orb were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
8.2%
1919–45
9.3%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
19%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
La Tour-sur-OrbMedian compared French town
15% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around La Tour-sur-Orb
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour-sur-Orb | 1,350 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 16 | 7 | Yes |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 11 | 3 | — |
| Caux | 2,718 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
La Tour-sur-Orb in brief
Église Notre-Dame de la Pitié de Boussagues, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in La Tour-sur-Orb. All told, the list holds 5 historic monuments, including Ancienne usine de chaux. Its housing is old: 15% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1964 and 2018.
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 La Tour-sur-Orb
How many historic monuments are there in La Tour-sur-Orb?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in La Tour-sur-Orb: 5 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of La Tour-sur-Orb?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in La Tour-sur-Orb first protected?
The first in 1964, the latest in 2018.
How old are the homes in La Tour-sur-Orb?
15% 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) · 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.