InscritMilitary building · protected 2024Enceinte urbaine fortifiéePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enceinte urbaine fortifiée · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.01historic monument
History of Bécherel · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1993
Since 2024, the monument in Bécherel has been on the list. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bécherel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Homes before 1919
36%
median compared town 7.4%
Protected area
Bécherel has had a protected historic area since 1993
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-56 | ZPPAUP July 2, 1993 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 19, 2019 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Bécherel’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.
1 monuments by protection
1 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
One inscrit monument in Bécherel
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Age of homes
36% of homes in Bécherel were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
36%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
7.3%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
BécherelMedian compared French town
36% 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 (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Bécherel before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Marie de Launay
Gaston-Marie-Joseph Mattat
Alexandre Jehanin
Eugène Marquis
170017501800185019001950
JM
Jean-Marie de Launay1723–1800 · French politician
GM
Gaston-Marie-Joseph Mattat1805–1879 · French officer
AJ
Alexandre Jehanin1851–1911 · French politician
EM
Eugène Marquis1878–1962 · French surgeon
Everyone born in Bécherel Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Bécherel
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bécherel | 677 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Tinténiac | 3,939 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Romillé | 4,189 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Domineuc | 2,619 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pleumeleuc | 3,543 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bédée | 4,662 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 6,597 | 2 | 2 | — |
In brief
Bécherel in brief
More of Bécherel’s homes are old than in most places: 36% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 1 historic monument, including Enceinte urbaine fortifiée. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1993. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-Marie de Launay (1723), Gaston-Marie-Joseph Mattat (1805) and Alexandre Jehanin (1851). Beyond that, its only entry went on the list in 2024.
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 Bécherel
How many historic monuments are there in Bécherel?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bécherel: 1 inscrit, none classé.
Is Bécherel a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Bécherel has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1993.
How old are the homes in Bécherel?
36% 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.