No historic monuments in Mars
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, 4.2 km from Mars, is the nearest town with a classé monument.
The nearest classé monuments to Mars
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne | 2.6 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Charlieu | 4 mi | 14 | 8 | Yes |
| Châteauneuf | 4.3 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 5.1 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray | 5.7 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu | 6 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.
48% of homes in Mars were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
48% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (48%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Mars in brief
More of Mars’s homes are old than in most places: 48% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Mars is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, 2.6 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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