ClasséChurch · protected 1891Église de Saint-RambertPhoto: D Villafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Grangent (restes) · Photo: TwoWings · Public domain4historic monuments
History of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, 1 classé
Protection in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert began in 1891. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert’s oldest monuments date from the 11th century. 4 of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église de Saint-RambertClassé
Chapelle Saint-JeanInscrit
Porte dite de Franchise à Saint-RambertInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert’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.
4 monuments by protection
1 Classé3 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.
Classé
One classé monument in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChâteau · protected 1945Château de Grangent (restes)Photo: TwoWings · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown gate · protected 1929Porte dite de Franchise à Saint-RambertPhoto: D Villafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-99 | ZPPAUP February 24, 1994 | Still being drawn up |
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.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 15,764 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 10,425 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bonson | 4,557 | 1 | 0 | — |
| La Fouillouse | 4,630 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 6,621 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 5,116 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in brief
Chapelle Saint-Jean, from the 11th century, is the oldest monument in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert. In all there are 4 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église de Saint-Rambert. The rest is about typical: it has 4 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 4); Jean Gapiand (1898) and Pierre Favier (1899) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1891 and 1972.
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-Just-Saint-Rambert
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert: 1 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert are classé?
One: Église de Saint-Rambert.
Is Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert?
9.2% 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) · 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 9, 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.