ClasséChâteau · protected 1930Château de ColignyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hospice · Photo: Miltiades · CC BY-SA 3.07historic monuments
History of Châtillon-Coligny · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, 1 classé
The oldest monuments in Châtillon-Coligny date from the 12th century. For every 10,000 residents Châtillon-Coligny counts 37 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. We have photos of 6 of Châtillon-Coligny’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
7
37 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Châtillon-Coligny in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château de ColignyClassé
Église Saint-PierreInscrit
Monument au physicien Antoine BecquerelInscrit
Porte de villeInscrit
Monument à l’amiral Gaspard de ColignyInscrit+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 Châtillon-Coligny’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
7 monuments by protection
1 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
One classé monument in Châtillon-Coligny
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Châtillon-Coligny
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritMonument · protected 2025Monument à l’amiral Gaspard de ColignyPhoto: Alvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMonument · protected 2025Monument au physicien Antoine BecquerelPhoto: Basicdesign · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHospital · protected 1929Hospice, rue du PuyraultPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Miltiades · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Engineering work · protected 1999Site d'écluse de Briquemaut, situé sur le canal de BriarePart of the building is protected
How old
How old Châtillon-Coligny’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Château de Coligny (12th & 16th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Age of homes
21% of homes in Châtillon-Coligny were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
12%
1919–45
18%
1946–70
33%
1971–90
10%
1991–2005
6.9%
2006 on
Châtillon-ColignyMedian compared French town
21% 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 (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Châtillon-Coligny before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Odet de Coligny
Antoine Becquerel
Alfred Demersay
Octave Hamard
1500165018001950
OC
Odet de Coligny1517–1571 · French aristocrat
AB
Antoine Becquerel1788–1878 · French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent…
AD
Alfred Demersay1815–1891 · French physician and explorer
OH
Octave Hamard1861–1941 · French police commissioner
Everyone born in Châtillon-Coligny Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Châtillon-Coligny
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-Coligny | 1,894 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson | 2,559 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Amilly | 13,582 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Montargis | 14,825 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye Yonne | 4,900 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Villemandeur | 7,078 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gien | 13,459 | 5 | 1 | — |
In brief
Châtillon-Coligny in brief
The record in Châtillon-Coligny starts with Château de Coligny, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 7 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Château de Coligny. Its housing is old: 21% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the Middle Ages. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Odet de Coligny (1517), Antoine Becquerel (1788) and Alfred Demersay (1815). Beyond that, the list grew between 1928 and 2025.
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 Châtillon-Coligny
How many historic monuments are there in Châtillon-Coligny?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Châtillon-Coligny: 1 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Châtillon-Coligny are classé?
One: Château de Coligny.
How old are the monuments of Châtillon-Coligny?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Châtillon-Coligny first protected?
The first in 1928, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Châtillon-Coligny?
21% 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 8, 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.