Archaeological site · protected 1950Ruine romaine dite La Sarrazinière
Maison forte des Allinges · Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.02historic monuments
History of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Saint-Quentin-Fallavier’s first monument was protected in 1950.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
8.4%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Saint-Quentin-Fallavier’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.
2 monuments by protection
1 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
One classé monument in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
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
One inscrit monument in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFortified house · protected 2010Maison forte des AllingesPhoto: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has had a protected historic area since 1997
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-70 | ZPPAUP January 16, 1997 | AVAP (heritage area rules) June 8, 2020 |
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.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | 6,189 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| La Verpillière | 7,786 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Heyrieux | 4,956 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Villefontaine | 19,445 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Diémoz | 2,947 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Satolas-et-Bonce | 2,532 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valencin | 2,878 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier in brief
The record in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier starts with Ruine romaine dite La Sarrazinière, which dates from Antiquity. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Maison forte des Allinges. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1997. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); the list grew between 1950 and 2010; and 8.4% 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 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier: 1 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier are classé?
One: Ruine romaine dite La Sarrazinière.
Is Saint-Quentin-Fallavier a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1997.
How old are the homes in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier?
8.4% 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) · 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.