ClasséDolmen · protected 1907Allée couverte dite des Pierres PouqueléesPhoto: Thierry74 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées · Photo: Thierry74 · CC BY-SA 3.019historic monuments
History of La Hague · Monuments historiques
19 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in La Hague: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 15 inscrit (the second level). That’s 17 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 18 of them.
Monuments historiques
19
17 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
15
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
17%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
La Hague in 18 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteClassé
ÉgliseClassé
ÉgliseClassé
Retranchement dit Le Hague DikeInscrit
Ancien prieuréInscrit+13See 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 La Hague’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.2
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.8
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
10 of 14 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées (Prehistory). 5 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where La Hague’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.
19 monuments by protection
4 Classé15 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
4 classé monuments in La Hague
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1971Église Saint-Jean-BaptistePhoto: ERNOUF Guillaume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséChurch · protected 1922ÉglisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
15 inscrit monuments in La Hague
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 10, A to Z
Ancien prieuréBatterie anti-aérienne d’Auderville-la-Roche et La ValetteBatterie d’artillerie côtière d’Auderville-la-RocheBatterie d’artillerie côtière d’Auderville-LayeDomaine de Nacqueville (également sur commune de Querqueville)Maison Au PuitsManoir de Dur-EcuManoir de la MadeleinePhare de la Hague ou de GouryRetranchement dit Le Hague Dike
5 more, named only by their kind
5 more are named in the list only by their kind: 5 others, most from the 15th century.
12th c.1
13th c.1
15th c.2
undated1
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in La Hague
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes7
Religious buildings6
Military & fortified3
Tombs & cemeteries1
Bridges & engineering1
Houses & homes: 7 of 19 monuments (37%). 6 are religious buildings, 3 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
When protected
La Hague’s list has grown since 1907
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1907: Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées. 3 were protected in 2024 alone. 3 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
17% of homes in La Hague were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
17%
Before 1919
4.4%
1919–45
10%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
20%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
La HagueMedian compared French town
17% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in La Hague before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Thomas Hélye
Jean-François de Cahouët
Louis Jean François Diguet
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Digard de Lousta
Jean Fleury
François La Vieille
Jean-Baptiste Millet
120013501500165018001950
TH
Thomas Hélye1150–1257 · French priest
JF
Jean-François de Cahouët1782–1836 · French military personnel
LJ
Louis Jean François Diguet1784–1864 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Digard de Lousta1813–1879 · French poet and historien
JF
Jean Fleury1816–1894 · French writer
FL
François La Vieille1829–1886 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Millet1830–1906 · French painter and woodcutter
Everyone born in La Hague Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
La Hague has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 11,300 to 11,700 residents, by historic monuments.
La Hague19
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (17 per 10,000). Most per resident: Provins, Thiers and Briançon.
The median town of these has 2. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around La Hague
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Hague | 11,484 | 19 | 4 | — |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 36 | 12 | — |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 15 | 3 | — |
In brief
La Hague in brief
The record in La Hague starts with Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 19 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 93% of compared French towns. Of its homes, 17% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 14 with a date, 8 come from the Middle Ages. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Thomas Hélye (1150), Jean-François de Cahouët (1782) and Louis Jean François Diguet (1784).
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 La Hague
How many historic monuments are there in La Hague?
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in La Hague: 4 classé and 15 inscrit.
Which monuments in La Hague are classé?
4, among them Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
How old are the monuments of La Hague?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in La Hague first protected?
The first in 1907, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in La Hague?
17% 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.