InscritChapel · protected 1995Chapelle Saint-LazarePhoto: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle Saint-Lazare · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.04historic monuments
History of Buzançais · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, none of them classé
The first listing in Buzançais dates from 1987. Among the monuments in Buzançais: Chapelle Saint-Lazare and Pavillon dit des Ducs. The oldest date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
19%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Buzançais’ 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.
4 monuments by protection
4 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
4 inscrit monuments in Buzançais
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Château · protected 1995Pavillon dit des DucsPart of the building is protected
Chapel · protected 1987Chapelle de Beauvais, dite aux Bobines
War memorial · protected 2020Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1870-1871
Age of homes
19% of homes in Buzançais were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
19%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
20%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
10%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
BuzançaisMedian compared French town
19% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Buzançais before 1900
Their lives on one line.
François Ratier
Paul Guérin
Antony Ratier
Albert Laprade
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Paul Guérin1830–1908 · French lexicographer
AL
Albert Laprade1883–1978 · French architect
FR
François Ratier1804–1880 · French politician
AR
Antony Ratier1851–1934 · French politician
Everyone born in Buzançais Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Buzançais has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,300 to 4,400 residents, by historic monuments.
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The median town of these has 2. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Buzançais
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Déols | 7,600 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 20 | 4 | Yes |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Buzançais in brief
Buzançais’s oldest monument, Chapelle Saint-Lazare, dates from the 12th century. All told, the list holds 4 historic monuments, including Chapelle Saint-Lazare. Its housing is old: 19% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Paul Guérin (1830), Albert Laprade (1883) and François Ratier (1804) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, the list grew between 1987 and 2020.
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 Buzançais
How many historic monuments are there in Buzançais?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Buzançais: 4 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Buzançais?
19% 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.