InscritStanding stone · protected 1941Menhir isolé de ColobrièresPhoto: BUFO8 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Trois menhirs de la colline de Treimes · Photo: BUFO8 · CC BY-SA 3.07historic monuments
History of Les Bondons · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Bondons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
7
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
27%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Les Bondons in pictures
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Menhir isolé de ColobrièresInscrit
Menhirs constituant le premier groupe dit de la FageInscrit
Vingt-trois menhirs sis au hameau de la Veyssière, autour de la source du ruisseau de RuasInscrit+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 Les Bondons’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
7 monuments by protection
7 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. 7 monuments have no point on the map.
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Les Bondons
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritStanding stone · protected 1941Menhirs constituant le premier groupe dit de la FagePhoto: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritStanding stone · protected 1941Trois menhirs de la colline de TreimesPhoto: BUFO8 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Standing stone · protected 1941Trois menhirs, du deuxième groupe dit de la Fage, à 500 m du premier du même nomPhoto: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritArchaeological site · protected 1941Vingt-trois menhirs sis au hameau de la Veyssière, autour de la source du ruisseau de RuasPhoto: Ancalagon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Standing stone · protected 1941Deux menhirs, dits de Montmirat
Standing stone · protected 1941Treize menhirs du groupe dit de la Maisonnette
Age of homes
27% of homes in Les Bondons were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
27%
Before 1919
2.4%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
24%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
Les BondonsMedian compared French town
27% 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 (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Les Bondons
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bondons | 139 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Mende | 12,464 | 33 | 3 | Yes |
In brief
Les Bondons in brief
Deux menhirs, dits de Montmirat, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Les Bondons. In all there are 7 historic monuments, including Trois menhirs de la colline de Treimes. Of its homes, 27% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The rest is about typical: most entries are tombs and cemeteries; most dated ones come from prehistory or Antiquity; and all its entries went on the list in 1941.
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 Les Bondons
How many historic monuments are there in Les Bondons?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Bondons: 7 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Les Bondons?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Les Bondons first protected?
The first in 1941, the latest in 1941.
How old are the homes in Les Bondons?
27% 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) · 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 9, 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.