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Mur romain
Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Mur romain

Classé historic monument since 1942One of 22 classé monuments in Vienne; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
AArchaeological siteSAntiquity1942protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Mur romain

Mur romain is one of 22 classé historic monuments in Vienne, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1942. 20 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00117341 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Vienne · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Mur romainStart here
  2. 2Théâtre antique (restes)Classé · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Ancienne abbaye de Saint-André-le-HautInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Église Saint-André-le-HautInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Maison, 19 rue des OrfèvresClassé · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Temple d'Auguste et de LivieClassé0.2 miMaison, 45, 47 rue MarchandeClassé0.2 miMaison, 32 rue MarchandeInscrit0.2 miChapelle Saint-ThéodoreInscrit0.2 miPont Saint-MartinClassé0.2 miÉglise Saint-Maurice, anciennement cathédraleClassé0.2 mi
Around it

6 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

IVilla Vaganay37 mCThéâtre antique (restes)106 mCOdéon111 mCVestiges gallo-romains dits Jardins de Cybèle114 mIFontaine, place Jouvenet118 mIMaison, 4 place du Pilori150 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Tour des Valois (ruines)Sainte-Colombe · 0.4 mi away
Remparts et restes du châteauSeptème · 6.7 mi away
Borne milliaireSolaize · 8.2 mi away
Croix de cheminIrigny · 9.9 mi away
Château de la DametteIrigny · 10.5 mi away
Anciennes usines MarrelChâteauneuf · 11.8 mi away
Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Chaponost, Mornant)Brignais · 13.3 mi away
Bloc erratique à cupulesLa Verpillière · 15 mi away

Questions about Mur romain

Is Mur romain protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1942 (Mérimée record PA00117341).

Can you visit Mur romain?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.