No historic monuments in Riols
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Riols with a classé monument is Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, 3.5 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Riols
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | 2.2 mi | 4 | 1 | — |
| Olargues | 6.7 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 8 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Minerve | 10.7 mi | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Cébazan | 11.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cruzy | 12.8 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.
34% of homes in Riols were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
34% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Riols in brief
Old houses are part of Riols’s character: 34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Riols is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, 2.2 mi away.
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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