Photo: Pilat.Oueb · CC BY-SA 4.0No historic monuments in Chavanay
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Chavanay with a classé monument is Roussillon, 8.2 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Chavanay
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 5.1 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez | 6.2 mi | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 6.3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ville-sous-Anjou | 7 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Serrières | 7.2 mi | 3 | 1 | — |
| Châteauneuf | 8.7 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
25 towns in Loire have protected historic areas: Saint-Étienne, Firminy, Montbrison, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, Rive-de-Gier, Riorges, Saint-Galmier, Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez, Charlieu, Pélussin, Champdieu and 13 more.
17% of homes in Chavanay were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
17% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (26%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Chavanay in brief
Old houses are part of Chavanay’s character: 17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Chavanay is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Roussillon, 5.1 mi away.
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) · 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).
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