Église Saint-Martin · Photo: U4you · CC BY-SA 3.02 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
The ministry first listed a monument in Olivet in 1964. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Olivet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest date from the 13th century.
Olivet has had a protected historic area since 1995
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR24-41 | ZPPAUP April 24, 1995 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) April 24, 1995 |
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.
Where Olivet’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
2 inscrit monuments in Olivet
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHistoric monuments in the towns around Olivet
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet | 23,507 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin | 6,256 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 9,562 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Orléans | 116,357 | 167 | 35 | Yes |
| Saint-Denis-en-Val | 7,766 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin | 3,261 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Val | 3,467 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
Olivet in brief
The official list counts 2 historic monuments in Olivet, including Église Saint-Martin. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995. The oldest is Église Saint-Martin, from the 13th century. Beyond that, it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); Henri Louis Delamarre (1829) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1964 and 2008.
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 Olivet
How many historic monuments are there in Olivet?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Olivet: 2 inscrit, none classé.
Is Olivet a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Olivet has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995.
How old are the homes in Olivet?
6.2% 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 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.