ClasséTown hall · protected 1982Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de ville · Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.033historic monuments
History of Saint-Pierre · Monuments historiques
33 historic monuments, 3 classé
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. For every 10,000 residents Saint-Pierre counts 3.9 monuments, more per resident than 64% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. The oldest monuments in Saint-Pierre date from the 18th century. We have photos of 30 of Saint-Pierre’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
33
3.9 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
30
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
0.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Saint-Pierre in 30 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison en bois (école Saint-Charles)Classé
Villa créoleClassé
Cheminées de la "Rivière Saint-Etienne"Inscrit
Chapelle Notre-Dame de LourdesInscrit
Ancien tribunalInscrit+25See 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-Pierre’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.
33 monuments by protection
3 Classé30 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
3 classé monuments in Saint-Pierre
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1984Maison en bois (école Saint-Charles)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
30 inscrit monuments in Saint-Pierre
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 30, A to Z
Ancien tribunalAncienne gare de chemin de ferAncienne gendarmerieAncienne usine de PierrefondsBassin de radoub, situé dans le port de Saint-PierreChapelle Notre-Dame de LourdesCheminée de "Grand-Bois"Cheminée dite "Isautier", plus connue sous la dénomination Distillerie IsautierCheminée dite "Mon Repos 2"Cheminée dite de "Basse-Terre"Cheminée dite de "Mahavel"Cheminée dite de "Ravine-des-Cabris"Cheminées de la "Rivière Saint-Etienne"Cure dite aussi presbytèreÉglise, 54 rue Auguste-BabetEntrepôt KerveguenImmeuble BeldameLavoir dit CasabonaMaison Adam-de-VilliersMaison CanonvilleMaison Frappier de Montbenoît dite aussi maison LoupyMaison LevesqueMaison OrréMarché, rue Victor-le-VigoureuxPropriété " Mon Repos "Résidence du Sous-PréfetTemple des CasernesUsine de Grands-BoisUsine de Vallée ou "Cheminée dite de "La Vallée""Villa Motais-de-Narbonne
2 more, named only by their kind
2 more are named in the list only by their kind: 2 others, most from the 18th century. The 2 with an address are in the list above, by it.
18th c.1
19th c.1
What’s protected
Industrial buildings are the largest group in Saint-Pierre
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Industrial10
Houses & homes9
Public & civic4
Religious buildings3
Bridges & engineering2
Shops & trade2
Military & fortified1
Industrial: 10 of 33 monuments (30%). 3 are religious buildings.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 2 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Saint-Pierre’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 Revolution6
19th century 1801–190012
20th century and later since 19013
The oldest dated: Cure dite aussi presbytère (18th c.). 12 monuments have no date on the list.
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Saint-Pierre
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| Not numbered yet | – | 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.
When protected
8 of Saint-Pierre’s monuments were protected in 1998
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1998 · 8
198020002020
First protected, in 1982: Hôtel de ville. 8 were protected in 1998 alone. 5 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
0.5% of homes in Saint-Pierre were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
0.5%
Before 1919
0.8%
1919–45
7.2%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
37%
1991–2005
27%
2006 on
Saint-PierreMedian compared French town
0.5% 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 (37%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Saint-Pierre before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Alfred Tiphaine
Augustin Archambeaud
Paul Hermann
Aimé Merlo
1800182518501875190019251950
AT
Alfred Tiphaine1836–1914 · French politician
AA
Augustin Archambeaud1868–1937 · French politician
PH
Paul Hermann1878–1950 · French historian and writer
AM
Aimé Merlo1880–1958 · French writer and journalist
Everyone born in Saint-Pierre Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Pierre
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre | 85,038 | 33 | 3 | Yes |
| Le Tampon | 82,579 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Louis | 54,941 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Entre-Deux | 7,176 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Petite-Île | 13,067 | 3 | 0 | — |
| L'Étang-Salé | 14,464 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Joseph | 39,207 | 4 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Pierre in brief
Saint-Pierre has 33 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. The Mission Patrimoine has picked 3 of its monuments as heritage in danger to save, Maison en bois (école Saint-Charles) first, in 2018. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 12 of 21. The oldest, Cure dite aussi presbytère, dates from the 18th century.
Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Alfred Tiphaine (1836), Augustin Archambeaud (1868) and Paul Hermann (1878). Its homes are mostly newer: 0.5% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 33 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 6); and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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-Pierre
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Pierre?
The Culture ministry lists 33 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre: 3 classé and 30 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Pierre are classé?
3, among them Hôtel de ville, Maison en bois (école Saint-Charles) and Villa créole.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Pierre?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 18th century.
Is Saint-Pierre a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Saint-Pierre is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Saint-Pierre first protected?
The first in 1982, the latest in 2023.
How old are the homes in Saint-Pierre?
0.5% 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 9, 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.