InscritArchaeological site · protected 1995Vestiges archéologiques du PallasPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vestiges archéologiques du Pallas · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.02historic monuments
History of Mèze · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
Since 1995, Mèze has had a listed monument. The oldest date from the 10th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mèze in pictures
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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 Mèze’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.
2 monuments by protection
1 Inscrit1 Level not given
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Mèze
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
InscritBorn before 1900
5 people born in Mèze before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Hippolyte Charamaule
Ange-Marie Hiral
James-Edward Ruffier
Édouard Joseph Arnaud
Henri Calvet
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HC
Hippolyte Charamaule1794–1886 · French politician
AM
Ange-Marie Hiral1871–1952 · French Catholic prelate
JE
James-Edward Ruffier1875–1965 · French physician
ÉJ
Édouard Joseph Arnaud1875–1943 · French military personnel
HC
Henri Calvet1877–1948 · French painter
Everyone born in Mèze Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mèze
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mèze | 12,669 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Sète | 45,337 | 9 | 1 | Yes |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 7,139 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Villeveyrac | 3,972 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux | 2,737 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Poussan | 6,797 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Marseillan | 8,414 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Mèze in brief
Mèze’s oldest monument, Vestiges archéologiques du Pallas, dates from the 10th century. All told, the list holds 2 historic monuments, including Vestiges archéologiques du Pallas. Hippolyte Charamaule (1794), Ange-Marie Hiral (1871) and James-Edward Ruffier (1875) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 4); its only entry went on the list in 1995; and 9.4% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Mèze
How many historic monuments are there in Mèze?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mèze: 1 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Mèze?
9.4% 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.