ClasséChurch · protected 1979Église Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Yann Gavet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
maison des Chanoines · Photo: Yann Gavet · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Saint-Chamond · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Chamond: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). That’s 2.2 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
2.2 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Saint-Chamond in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Saint-Chamond’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution5
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 7 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Aqueduc du Gier section du Langonand (Antiquity). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Saint-Chamond’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
8 monuments by protection
2 Classé6 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. 4 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Saint-Chamond
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséInscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Saint-Chamond
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHospital · protected 1975Hôtel-Dieu (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Yann Gavet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMonument · protected 1995Ancienne usine GilletPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Yann GAVET · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aqueduct · protected 2022Aqueduc du Gier section du Langonand
Chapel · protected 1965Chapelle des Minimes (ancienne)Part of the building is protected
Town house · protected 2016Hôtel Dugas de la Boissony
Aqueduct · protected 2023Canal de l’aqueduc du Gier
Age of homes
12% of homes in Saint-Chamond were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
8.4%
1919–45
29%
1946–70
34%
1971–90
9.4%
1991–2005
7.2%
2006 on
Saint-ChamondMedian compared French town
12% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
18 people born in Saint-Chamond before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes
Jean-Baptiste Boiron
Claude de Fournas
Pierre-Julien Pascal
Marc Finaz
Jean-Baptiste Barrelon
Édouard-Alphonse Dupont
Charles Neyrand
Édouard Prénat
Benoît Oriol
Pierre Sayve
Antoine Targe
François Garas
Pierre Joannon
Maurice Delay
Edmond Locard
Émile Nolly
Jean Chaland
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EL
Edmond Locard1877–1966 · French forensic scientist
JC
Jean Chaland1881–1973 · French ice hockey player
AM
Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes1755– · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Boiron1759–1825 · French politician
CF
Claude de Fournas1762–1828 · French politician
PJ
Pierre-Julien Pascal1812–1869 · architect from France
MF
Marc Finaz1815–1880 · Roman Catholic clergyman
JB
Jean-Baptiste Barrelon1818–1885 · glass painter
Everyone born in Saint-Chamond Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Saint-Chamond has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 33,500 to 37,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Saint-Chamond8
#10 of 41for monuments per resident (2.2 per 10,000). Most per resident: Paris 8e, Auxerre and Mâcon.
The median town of these has 4. 6 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Chamond
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chamond | 35,646 | 8 | 2 | — |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 4,699 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Grand-Croix | 4,947 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 6,563 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sorbiers | 8,116 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Talaudière | 7,133 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Chamond in brief
Aqueduc du Gier section du Langonand, from Antiquity, is the oldest monument in Saint-Chamond. All told, the list holds 8 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including maison des Chanoines. Its housing is old: 12% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 5 of 7. Edmond Locard (1877), Jean Chaland (1881) and Antoine Marie Charles Dugas des Varennes (1755) are among the 18 people born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1965 and 2023.
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 Saint-Chamond
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Chamond?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Chamond: 2 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Chamond are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Pierre and maison des Chanoines.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Chamond?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Saint-Chamond first protected?
The first in 1965, the latest in 2023.
How old are the homes in Saint-Chamond?
12% 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 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.