ClasséChapel · protected 1975Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du TemplePhoto: Renard44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du Temple · Photo: Renard44 · CC BY-SA 3.011historic monuments
History of Clisson · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Clisson: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. That’s 15 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 92% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 11 of them.
Monuments historiques
11
15 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
6
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
10%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Clisson in 11 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
HallesClassé
Pont sur le Moine dit Pont Saint-AntoineClassé
Pont de la Vallée sur la SèvresClassé
Château de ClissonClassé
Porte de la Ville (ancienne)Classé+6See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Clisson has had a protected historic area since 1994
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR52-02 | ZPPAUP April 25, 1994 | AVAP (heritage area rules) March 21, 2019 |
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.
Map
Where Clisson’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Château de Clisson
5 of 6classé monuments stand within 400 m of Château de Clisson, with 7 of the town’s 11 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
11 monuments by protection
6 Classé4 Inscrit1 Level not given
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
6 classé monuments in Clisson
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 6 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1924Château de ClissonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Brice44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 1922Pont sur le Moine dit Pont Saint-AntoinePhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown gate · protected 1984Porte de la Ville (ancienne)Photo: Cyril5555 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséInscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Clisson
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
Inscrit
InscritChurch · protected 1941Église Saint-Jacques (ancienne)Photo: Renard44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1997Villa de la Garenne-ValentinPhoto: Renard44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritWhat’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Clisson
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings4
Houses & homes2
Bridges & engineering2
Military & fortified1
Religious buildings: 4 of 11 monuments (36%).
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 Clisson’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.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du Temple (12th & 13th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
2 of Clisson’s monuments were protected in 1922
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1922: Pont de la Vallée sur la Sèvres and Pont sur le Moine dit Pont Saint-Antoine. None has been added since 2011.
Towns its size
Clisson has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 7,400 to 7,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Clisson11
#2 of 41for monuments per resident (15 per 10,000). Most per resident: Langres, Clisson and Remiremont.
The median town of these has 2. 7 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Clisson
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clisson | 7,452 | 11 | 6 | Yes |
| Gorges | 5,203 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Gétigné | 3,883 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière Vendée | 5,711 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Mouzillon | 2,893 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Le Pallet | 3,413 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 3,095 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Clisson in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Clisson: per resident it has more than 92% of compared French towns. All told, the list holds 11 historic monuments, 6 of them classé, including Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du Temple. Its classé monuments cluster together: 5 of them stand within 400 m of Château de Clisson. Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 5 of 9. The oldest, Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du Temple, dates from the 12th century. Beyond that, Gabriel Guchet (1874) was born here before 1900; and 10% 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 Clisson
How many historic monuments are there in Clisson?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Clisson: 6 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Clisson are classé?
6, among them Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne) ou la Madeleine du Temple, Château de Clisson, Pont sur le Moine dit Pont Saint-Antoine, Porte de la Ville (ancienne) and Pont de la Vallée sur la Sèvres.
How old are the monuments of Clisson?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Clisson a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Clisson has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1994.
When were monuments in Clisson first protected?
The first in 1922, the latest in 2006.
How old are the homes in Clisson?
10% 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.