ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église Saint-TheudèrePhoto: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Theudère · Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.03historic monuments
History of Saint-Chef · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
The first listing in Saint-Chef dates from 1840. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Saint-Chef date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Saint-Chef’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
1 Classé2 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
One classé monument in Saint-Chef
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Saint-Chef
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Home · protected 2022Tour du Pollet
Château · protected 2000Château de Saint-Chef
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Saint-Chef
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-69 | ZPPAUP February 11, 1991 | 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
21% of homes in Saint-Chef were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
6.9%
1919–45
5.9%
1946–70
26%
1971–90
22%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
Saint-ChefMedian compared French town
21% 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 (26%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Saint-Chef has the 7th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,900 to 4,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Saint-Chef3
The median town of these has 1. 12 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Chef
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Ruy-Montceau | 4,805 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cessieu | 3,259 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30,151 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 2,706 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Chef in brief
The record in Saint-Chef starts with Église Saint-Theudère, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église Saint-Theudère. Of its homes, 21% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
In 2026 the Mission Patrimoine picked Église Saint-Theudère as a monument in danger to save. Only 6 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. The rest is about typical: Jules Guiboud (1862) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1840 and 2022.
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 Saint-Chef
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Chef?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Chef: 1 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Chef are classé?
One: Église Saint-Theudère.
Is Saint-Chef a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Saint-Chef is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Saint-Chef?
21% 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.