ClasséChurch · protected 1912Église Saint-Salomon et Saint-GrégoirePhoto: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Restes de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Georges · Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Pithiviers · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2022
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Pithiviers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 11th century. We have photos of 3 of them. Pithiviers’s first monument was protected in 1912.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Pithiviers 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.
Protected area
Pithiviers has had a protected historic area since 2022
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR24-50 | AVAP November 14, 2022 | AVAP (heritage area rules) November 14, 2022 |
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 Pithiviers’ 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.
3 monuments by protection
2 Classé1 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
2 classé monuments in Pithiviers
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.
ClasséChurch · protected 1928Restes de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-GeorgesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Pithiviers
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1956Château de l'ArdoisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
13% of homes in Pithiviers were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
29%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
6.9%
2006 on
PithiviersMedian compared French town
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
11 people born in Pithiviers before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Lubin Baugin
Louis Le Bègue Duportail
Anne-Jeanne-Félicité Mérard de Saint-Just
Louis-Joseph Pointeau-Bazinville
Hippolyte Lejeune de Bellecour
Pierre François Beauvallet
Jacques Charles Hyacinthe Brierre
Maxime Beauvilliers
René Delafoy
René Bichet
Jean-Joseph Brierre-Narbonne
16001650170017501800185019001950
LB
Lubin Baugin1612–1663 · French painter
LL
Louis Le Bègue Duportail1743–1802 · American general
PF
Pierre François Beauvallet1801–1873 · French actor
AJ
Anne-Jeanne-Félicité Mérard de Saint-Just1765–1830 · French writer
LJ
Louis-Joseph Pointeau-Bazinville1767–1833 · French politician
HL
Hippolyte Lejeune de Bellecour1779–1863 · French politician
JC
Jacques Charles Hyacinthe Brierre1818–1896 · French politician
MB
Maxime Beauvilliers1820–1900 · French magistrate and local historian
Everyone born in Pithiviers Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Pithiviers has the 9th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 8,700 to 9,000 residents, by historic monuments.
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The median town of these has 1. 12 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Pithiviers
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pithiviers | 8,856 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Puiseaux | 3,299 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Le Malesherbois | 8,016 | 7 | 4 | — |
| Neuville-aux-Bois | 4,987 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Le Mérévillois Essonne | 3,477 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Loury | 2,616 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Toury Eure-et-Loir | 2,640 | 1 | 1 | — |
In brief
Pithiviers in brief
Pithiviers’s oldest monument, Église Saint-Salomon et Saint-Grégoire, dates from the 11th century. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Restes de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Georges. Its housing is old: 13% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Only 8 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2022. Of the 11 people born here before 1900, the best known include Lubin Baugin (1612), Louis Le Bègue Duportail (1743) and Pierre François Beauvallet (1801). The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1912 and 1956.
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 Pithiviers
How many historic monuments are there in Pithiviers?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Pithiviers: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Pithiviers are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Salomon et Saint-Grégoire and Restes de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Georges.
Is Pithiviers a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Pithiviers has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2022.
How old are the homes in Pithiviers?
13% 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.