ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église abbatiale Sainte-MariePhoto: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie · Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.06historic monuments
History of Souillac · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Souillac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 19 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 94% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
19 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
14%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Souillac in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancienne église Saint-Martin et son beffroiClassé
Anciens bâtiments conventuels de Sainte-MarieInscrit
HalleInscrit
Viaduc de la BorrèzeInscrit+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.
How old
How old Souillac’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval (Prehistory).
Map
Where Souillac’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.
6 monuments by protection
3 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
3 classé monuments in Souillac
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 1925Ancienne église Saint-Martin et son beffroiPhoto: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1984Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Souillac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritAbbey · protected 1991Anciens bâtiments conventuels de Sainte-MariePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritAge of homes
14% of homes in Souillac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
14%
Before 1919
9.2%
1919–45
28%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
6.9%
2006 on
SouillacMedian compared French town
14% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Souillac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur
François Bertrand Dufour
Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur
Jean Deltheil
François Dufour
Marguerite Grépon
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RV
Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur1761–1822 · French writer and diplomat
RV
Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur1794–1873 · French adrmiral
MG
Marguerite Grépon1891–1982 · French journalist
FB
François Bertrand Dufour1765–1832 · French politician and officer
JD
Jean Deltheil1795–1871 · French politician
FD
François Dufour1824–1897 · French politician
Everyone born in Souillac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Souillac has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,200 to 3,200 residents, by historic monuments.
Souillac6
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (19 per 10,000). Most per resident: Ploemel, Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Montsûrs.
The median town of these has 1. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Souillac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souillac | 3,192 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne | 8,763 | 74 | 19 | Yes |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze | 5,091 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Souillac in brief
Souillac’s oldest monument, Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval, dates from prehistory. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 94% of compared French towns. Its housing is old: 14% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 2 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur (1761), Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur (1794) and Marguerite Grépon (1891). The rest is about typical: most entries are churches and religious buildings; and the list grew between 1840 and 2004.
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 Souillac
How many historic monuments are there in Souillac?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Souillac: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Souillac are classé?
3, among them Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval, Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie and Ancienne église Saint-Martin et son beffroi.
How old are the monuments of Souillac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Souillac first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Souillac?
14% 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.