No historic monuments in Le Bessat
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to Le Bessat with a classé monument is La Valla-en-Gier, 5.2 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to Le Bessat
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Valla-en-Gier | 3.3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bourg-Argental | 5.4 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Chamond | 7.1 mi | 8 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Étienne | 7.5 mi | 40 | 2 | Yes |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez | 9.9 mi | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Firminy | 11.1 mi | 7 | 4 | Yes |
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.
16% of homes in Le Bessat were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
16% 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 (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Le Bessat in brief
More of Le Bessat’s homes are old than in most places: 16% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Le Bessat is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is La Valla-en-Gier, 3.3 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) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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