ClasséResidence · protected 1996Domaine de la Confiance ou domaine CarrèrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Sainte-Anne · Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.08historic monuments
History of Saint-Benoît · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, 4 classé
Saint-Benoît’s oldest monuments date from the 19th century. Saint-Benoît has 2.1 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. 6 of Saint-Benoît’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
8
2.1 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
19th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
0.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Saint-Benoît in 6 photos
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Pont suspendu de la rivière de l'EstClassé
Domaine de la Confiance ou domaine CarrèreClassé
Eglise paroissiale de Saint-BenoîtInscrit
Usine de BeaufondsInscrit
Cheminée dite de "Morange"Inscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Saint-Benoît’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.
8 monuments by protection
4 Classé4 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
4 classé monuments in Saint-Benoît
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1982Église Sainte-AnnePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 2014Pont suspendu de la rivière de l'EstPhoto: B.navez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barracks · protected 2018Caserne de gendarmerie
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Saint-Benoît
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 2012Eglise paroissiale de Saint-BenoîtPhoto: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2002Cheminée dite de "Morange"Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 2002Usine de BeaufondsPhoto: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Religious building · protected 2010Temple de Morange
How old
How old Saint-Benoît’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.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution0
19th century 1801–19004
20th century and later since 19012
The oldest dated: Domaine de la Confiance ou domaine Carrère (19th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Age of homes
0.4% of homes in Saint-Benoît were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
0.4%
Before 1919
1.6%
1919–45
9.1%
1946–70
25%
1971–90
36%
1991–2005
29%
2006 on
Saint-BenoîtMedian compared French town
0.4% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1991 and 2005 than in any other period (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
5 people born in Saint-Benoît before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Aristide Patu de Rosemont
Gustave Manès
Louis Henri Hubert-Delisle
Charles Dureau de Vaulcomte
Auguste Brunet
1800182518501875190019251950
AP
Aristide Patu de Rosemont1800–1867 · French politician
GM
Gustave Manès1811–1857 · French politician
LH
Louis Henri Hubert-Delisle1811–1881 · French politician
CD
Charles Dureau de Vaulcomte1836–1921 · French politician
AB
Auguste Brunet1878–1957 · French politician and poet
Everyone born in Saint-Benoît Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Benoît
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît | 38,604 | 8 | 4 | — |
| Bras-Panon | 13,012 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-André | 58,885 | 13 | 1 | — |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | 6,936 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Rose | 6,557 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Sainte-Suzanne | 25,551 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Salazie | 7,268 | 7 | 2 | — |
In brief
Saint-Benoît in brief
Saint-Benoît has 8 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Église Sainte-Anne. In 2020 the Mission Patrimoine picked Pont suspendu de la rivière de l'Est as a monument in danger to save. Of the 6 with a date, 4 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Domaine de la Confiance ou domaine Carrère, from the 19th century.
Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Aristide Patu de Rosemont (1800), Gustave Manès (1811) and Louis Henri Hubert-Delisle (1811). Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, it has 8 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 4); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1982 and 2018.
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-Benoît
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Benoît?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Benoît: 4 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Benoît are classé?
4, among them Domaine de la Confiance ou domaine Carrère, Église Sainte-Anne, Pont suspendu de la rivière de l'Est and Caserne de gendarmerie.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Benoît?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 19th century.
When were monuments in Saint-Benoît first protected?
The first in 1982, the latest in 2018.
How old are the homes in Saint-Benoît?
0.4% 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) · 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.