ClasséChurch · protected 1921Église Saint-MartialPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Croquant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison à lucarne de type compagnonnique · Photo: Odeee · CC BY-SA 3.020historic monuments
History of Châteauroux · Monuments historiques
20 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2014
The Culture ministry lists 20 historic monuments in Châteauroux: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 15 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. That’s 4.7 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 68% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 12 of them.
Monuments historiques
20
4.7 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
15
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.6%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Châteauroux in 12 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien couvent des CordeliersClassé
Église Saint-MartialClassé
Château RaoulInscrit
Château du Parc et manufacture de drap du château du ParcInscrit
Ancien hôtel du Maréchal BertrandInscrit+7See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Châteauroux has had a protected historic area since 2014
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR24-12 | AVAP February 17, 2014 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 17, 2014 |
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 Châteauroux’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Église Saint-Martial
3 of 4classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Martial, with 10 of the town’s 20 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
20 monuments by protection
4 Classé15 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.
Classé
4 classé monuments in Châteauroux
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséConvent · protected 1932Ancien couvent des CordeliersPhoto: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1999Maison à lucarne de type compagnonniquePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Odeee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1999Maison à lucarne de type compagnonniquePart of the building is protected
Inscrit
16 inscrit monuments in Châteauroux
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.
All 16, A to Z
Ancien hôtel du Maréchal BertrandAncienne porte de villeCentre social (maison du Peuple)Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de l'IndreChâteau de TouventChâteau du Parc et manufacture de drap du château du ParcChâteau RaoulÉglise Notre-DameÉglise principale Saint-AndréHôtel dit de CondéHôtel PerrichonImmeuble à lucarne de type compagnonniqueMonument au général BertrandMonument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918Vestiges du pont " Perrin "
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Châteauroux
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes8
Religious buildings5
Tombs & cemeteries3
Military & fortified1
Public & civic1
Bridges & engineering1
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 8 of 20 monuments (40%). 5 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Châteauroux’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19006
20th century and later since 19013
4 of 17 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Martial (12th–16th c.). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Châteauroux’s list has grown since 1921
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1921: Église Saint-Martial. 2 were protected in 1999 alone. 4 have been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
47 people born in Châteauroux before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Eudes de Châteauroux
Jean VI d'Aumont
Jean Lauron
Claude Guimond de La Touche
Henri Crublier d'Opterre
Pierre De Turquet De Mayerne
Gatien Bouchet
François Villebanois
François Duris-Dufresne
Henri Gatien Bertrand
Jean Thabaud-Linetière
Edmond Charlemagne
Jean-Edmond Briaune
Arthur Pougin
Gabriel-Albert Aurier
Jacques Balsan
Bernard Naudin
Louis Moreau
Marcel Boussac
Édith Jéhanne
120013501500165018001950
EC
Eudes de Châteauroux1190–1273 · Catholic cardinal
JV
Jean VI d'Aumont1522–1595 · former soldier and Marshal of France
CG
Claude Guimond de La Touche1723–1760 · French playwright and poet
HG
Henri Gatien Bertrand1773–1844 · French general
AP
Arthur Pougin1834–1921 · French writer
GA
Gabriel-Albert Aurier1865–1892 · French artist and art collector
JB
Jacques Balsan1868–1956 · French aviator and businessman
BN
Bernard Naudin1876–1946 · French type designer and painter
Everyone born in Châteauroux Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Châteauroux
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 20 | 4 | Yes |
| Déols | 7,600 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 7 | 2 | — |
In brief
Châteauroux in brief
The record in Châteauroux starts with Église Saint-Martial, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 20 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Maison à lucarne de type compagnonnique. Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Martial. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2014.
Château de Touvent carries the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label. Of the 47 people born here before 1900, the best known include Eudes de Châteauroux (1190), Jean VI d'Aumont (1522) and Claude Guimond de La Touche (1723). Beyond that, it has 20 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 9); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and 7.6% 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 Châteauroux
How many historic monuments are there in Châteauroux?
The Culture ministry lists 20 historic monuments in Châteauroux: 4 classé and 15 inscrit.
Which monuments in Châteauroux are classé?
4, among them Église Saint-Martial, Ancien couvent des Cordeliers, Maison à lucarne de type compagnonnique and Maison à lucarne de type compagnonnique.
How old are the monuments of Châteauroux?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Châteauroux a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Châteauroux has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2014.
When were monuments in Châteauroux first protected?
The first in 1921, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Châteauroux?
7.6% 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.