ClasséChâteau · protected 1995Domaine de Montpensier ou Coudray-MontpensierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Domaine de Montpensier ou Coudray-Montpensier · Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.03historic monuments
History of Seuilly · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
The first listing in Seuilly dates from 1930. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Seuilly date from the 12th century. We have photos of 3 of Seuilly’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
42%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Seuilly in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Seuilly’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
2 Classé1 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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Seuilly
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1930Maison de Rabelais, actuellement Musée de la DevinièrePhoto: Phillip Capper de Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Seuilly
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritAbbey · protected 1948AbbayePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Seuilly
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| Not numbered yet | – | Still being drawn up |
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.
Age of homes
42% of homes in Seuilly were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
42%
Before 1919
7.2%
1919–45
3%
1946–70
24%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
SeuillyMedian compared French town
42% 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 (42%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Seuilly
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seuilly | 368 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Chinon | 8,144 | 34 | 8 | Yes |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 2,717 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Loudun Vienne | 6,839 | 16 | 6 | Yes |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire | 3,435 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Allonnes Maine-et-Loire | 2,911 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Seuilly in brief
More of Seuilly’s homes are old than in most places: 42% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Maison de Rabelais, actuellement Musée de la Devinière is one of the Maisons des Illustres, the homes of people who left their mark on France. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: François Rabelais (1494) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1930 and 1995.
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 Seuilly
How many historic monuments are there in Seuilly?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Seuilly: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Seuilly are classé?
2, among them Domaine de Montpensier ou Coudray-Montpensier and Maison de Rabelais, actuellement Musée de la Devinière.
Is Seuilly a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Seuilly is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Seuilly?
42% 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 8, 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.