ClasséBurial mound · protected 1974Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmensPhoto: Esquila · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église · Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.016historic monuments
History of Carentan-les-Marais · Monuments historiques
16 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Carentan-les-Marais: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). That’s 16 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 93% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 16 of them.
Monuments historiques
16
16 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
11
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Carentan-les-Marais in 16 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-HilaireClassé
Église et le cimetière qui l'entoureClassé
Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmensClassé
Église Notre-DameClassé
Ancien corps de gardeInscrit+11See 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 Carentan-les-Marais’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution7
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 13 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmens (Prehistory). 3 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Carentan-les-Marais’ 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.
16 monuments by protection
5 Classé11 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. 4 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
5 classé monuments in Carentan-les-Marais
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé
ClasséChurch · protected 1954Église Saint-HilairePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1946Église et le cimetière qui l'entourePhoto: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséInscrit
11 inscrit monuments in Carentan-les-Marais
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritManor house · protected 1988Manoir de CantepiePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritManor house · protected 1995Manoir de RampanPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMilitary building · protected 1992Ancien corps de gardePhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1983Ancienne loge maçonniquePhoto: MathildeEtGeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 2010Château du Bel EsnaultPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1990Hôtel Hervieu de PontlouisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: LoyF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritManor house · protected 1986Manoir de HaubourgPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1927Maisons, place de la RépubliquePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MathildeEtGeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1927Maison, rue SeblinePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MathildeEtGeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1997ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: MathildeEtGeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1978Maison, 47 rue HolgatePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MathildeEtGeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Most of Carentan-les-Marais’ monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes9
Religious buildings4
Military & fortified1
Public & civic1
Tombs & cemeteries1
Houses & homes: 9 of 16 monuments (56%). 4 are religious buildings, 4 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
When protected
Carentan-les-Marais’ list has grown since 1862
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1862: Église Notre-Dame. 2 were protected in 1927 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
12% of homes in Carentan-les-Marais were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
8%
1919–45
25%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
13%
2006 on
Carentan-les-MaraisMedian compared French town
12% 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
14 people born in Carentan-les-Marais before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Loret
Jean Thomas Desplanques-Dumesnil
Jean Joseph Yver de la Bruchollerie
Charles François Louis Caillemer
Louis Caillemer
Jacques-Pierre Avril
Charles Desplanques-Dumesnil
Paul Marie Victor Enouf
Pélage-Adélaïde de Lorimier
Jules Cléret
Gustave Le Mallier
Charles Sébline
Alfred Butot
Pierre Truffaut
155016001650170017501800185019001950
JL
Jean Loret1595–1665 · French writer
JT
Jean Thomas Desplanques-Dumesnil1734–1815 · French politician
JJ
Jean Joseph Yver de la Bruchollerie1754–1801 · French politician
CF
Charles François Louis Caillemer1757–1843 · French lawyer and politician
LC
Louis Caillemer1764–1827 · French military personnel
JP
Jacques-Pierre Avril1770–1859 · French politician
CD
Charles Desplanques-Dumesnil1771–1823 · French politician
PM
Paul Marie Victor Enouf1783–1845 · French politician
Everyone born in Carentan-les-Marais Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Carentan-les-Marais has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 10,100 to 10,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Carentan-les-Marais
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 16 | 5 | — |
| Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados | 3,543 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Carentan-les-Marais in brief
The record in Carentan-les-Marais starts with Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmens, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 16 historic monuments, 5 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 93% of compared French towns. Its housing is old: 12% 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 whole list, 56% are houses and homes. Of the 13 with a date, 7 come from the 16th to 18th centuries.
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 Carentan-les-Marais
How many historic monuments are there in Carentan-les-Marais?
The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Carentan-les-Marais: 5 classé and 11 inscrit.
Which monuments in Carentan-les-Marais are classé?
5, among them Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmens, Église Notre-Dame, Église Saint-Hilaire and Église et le cimetière qui l'entoure.
How old are the monuments of Carentan-les-Marais?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Carentan-les-Marais first protected?
The first in 1862, the latest in 2010.
How old are the homes in Carentan-les-Marais?
12% 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 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.