FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Ville de Riorges - Château de BeaulieuPhoto: Ville de Riorges - Service Communication - © Anthony Sion · CC BY-SA 4.0
1historic monument
History of Riorges · Monuments historiques

1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2016

Protection for Riorges’s monument dates from 2007. It dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Riorges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.2%
median compared town 7.4%
Protected area

Riorges has had a protected historic area since 2016

Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.

AreaCreated asPlan in force
SPR84-87AVAP October 20, 2016AVAP (heritage area rules) October 20, 2016

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 Riorges’ monuments stand

Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.

Château de Neubourg · Inscrit · 18th & 19th c.
Inscrit

Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.

1 monuments by protection
1 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.

Inscrit

One inscrit monument in Riorges

Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.

Age of homes

4.2% of homes in Riorges were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

4.2%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
25%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
16%
2006 on
RiorgesMedian compared French town

4.2% 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.

Neighbors

Historic monuments in the towns around Riorges

TownResidentsMonumentsClasséProtected area
Riorges11,13910Yes
Roanne35,40970—
Mably7,23300—
Le Coteau6,84500—
Villerest5,17231—
Commelle-Vernay3,05000—
Renaison3,23110—
In brief

Riorges in brief

Riorges has 1 historic monument. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016. Its homes are mostly newer: 4.2% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest, Château de Neubourg, dates from the 18th century. The rest is about typical: it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and its only entry went on the list in 2007.

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 Riorges

How many historic monuments are there in Riorges?

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Riorges: 1 inscrit, none classé.

Is Riorges a protected historic area?

Yes: part of Riorges has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016.

How old are the homes in Riorges?

4.2% 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) · 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).

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.