ClasséChurch · protected 1913Ancienne église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de GlugesPhoto: FrenchAvatar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Gluges · Photo: FrenchAvatar · CC BY-SA 3.010historic monuments
History of Martel · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, 3 classé
Martel has 61 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 9 of Martel’s monuments. The oldest monuments in Martel date from the 10th century.
Monuments historiques
10
61 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
30%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Martel in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-MaurClassé
Hôtel de La RaymondieClassé
Église Saint-Martin de LouchaptInscrit
Chapelle de Maradénou ou MalodèneInscrit
Ancien hôtel FabriInscrit+4See 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 Martel’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.
10 monuments by protection
3 Classé7 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
3 classé monuments in Martel
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.
ClasséChurch · protected 1906Église Saint-MaurPhoto: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 2026Hôtel de La RaymondiePhoto: FrenchAvatar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Martel
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown house · protected 1990Ancien hôtel FabriPart of the building is protectedPhoto: FrenchAvatar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritChurch · protected 1990Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de MurelPhoto: Alacoolwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1990Église Saint-Martin de LouchaptPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1928Maison ArcambalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritReligious building · protected 1931Ancien cloître des Mirepoises
What’s protected
Most of Martel’s monuments are churches and religious buildings
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings6
Houses & homes3
Shops & trade1
Religious buildings: 6 of 10 monuments (60%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Martel’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.7
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
7 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien hôtel Fabri (Middle Ages).
When protected
3 of Martel’s monuments were protected in 1990
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1906: Église Saint-Maur. 3 were protected in 1990 alone. 2 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
30% of homes in Martel were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
30%
Before 1919
5.6%
1919–45
12%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
MartelMedian compared French town
30% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Martel before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Léonard Leymarie
Pierre-Joseph Lachèze de Murel
Pierre-Marcelin Lachièze
Pierre Lachièze-Rey
170017501800185019001950
LL
Léonard Leymarie1729–1816 · French politician
PJ
Pierre-Joseph Lachèze de Murel1744–1835 · French politician
PM
Pierre-Marcelin Lachièze1807–1885 · French journalist
PL
Pierre Lachièze-Rey1885–1957 · French philosopher
Everyone born in Martel Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Martel
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martel | 1,637 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Céré | 3,429 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze | 47,095 | 20 | 4 | Yes |
| Malemort Corrèze | 8,239 | 6 | 2 | — |
In brief
Martel in brief
Ancien hôtel Fabri, from the 10th century, is the oldest monument in Martel. All told, the list holds 10 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Ancienne église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Gluges. Of its homes, 30% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In 2026 the Mission Patrimoine picked Église Saint-Maur as a monument in danger to save.
Most entries on the list, 60%, are churches and religious buildings. Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the Middle Ages. Léonard Leymarie (1729), Pierre-Joseph Lachèze de Murel (1744) and Pierre-Marcelin Lachièze (1807) are among the 4 people born here before 1900.
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 Martel
How many historic monuments are there in Martel?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Martel: 3 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Martel are classé?
3, among them Ancienne église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Gluges, Église Saint-Maur and Hôtel de La Raymondie.
How old are the monuments of Martel?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
When were monuments in Martel first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 2026.
How old are the homes in Martel?
30% 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.