ClasséAbbey · protected 1920Ancienne abbaye BlanchePart of the building is protectedPhoto: XXCM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Evroult · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Mortain-Bocage · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
Since 1840, Mortain-Bocage has had a listed monument. The oldest monuments in Mortain-Bocage date from the 12th century. We have photos of 3 of Mortain-Bocage’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
16%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mortain-Bocage in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Mortain-Bocage’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.
3 monuments by protection
2 Classé1 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
2 classé monuments in Mortain-Bocage
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséInscrit
One inscrit monument in Mortain-Bocage
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritCross · protected 1939Croix de chemin dite Croix Saint-MartinPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
16% of homes in Mortain-Bocage were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
16%
Before 1919
6.7%
1919–45
28%
1946–70
31%
1971–90
10%
1991–2005
7.6%
2006 on
Mortain-BocageMedian compared French town
16% 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 (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
10 people born in Mortain-Bocage before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Angélique Lemoine-Devilleneuve
Guillaume Boursin
Jean-Germain Leverdays
Jean-Baptiste Letourneux
Théophile Langlois de Chèvreville
Félix Cordoën
Victor-Auguste-François Morel-Lavallée
Ferdinand André Fouqué
Pauline Rebour
Louis Gain
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FA
Ferdinand André Fouqué1828–1904 · French geologist
PR
Pauline Rebour1878–1954 · teacher, lawyer and feminist
JA
Jean Angélique Lemoine-Devilleneuve1754–1800 · French politician
GB
Guillaume Boursin1755–1800 · French politician
JG
Jean-Germain Leverdays1772–1849 · French politician
JB
Jean-Baptiste Letourneux1795–1869 · French politician
TL
Théophile Langlois de Chèvreville1802–1845 · French painter
FC
Félix Cordoën1811–1864 · French magistrate
Everyone born in Mortain-Bocage Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Mortain-Bocage has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,900 to 3,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Mortain-Bocage3
The median town of these has 2. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mortain-Bocage
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortain-Bocage | 2,961 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Grandparigny | 2,605 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Sourdeval | 3,026 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 5,770 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,346 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tinchebray-Bocage Orne | 4,813 | 6 | 2 | — |
In brief
Mortain-Bocage in brief
Mortain-Bocage’s oldest monument, Ancienne abbaye Blanche, dates from the 12th century. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of its homes, 16% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In 2018 the Mission Patrimoine picked Ancienne abbaye Blanche as a monument in danger to save.
Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Of the 10 people born here before 1900, the best known include Ferdinand André Fouqué (1828), Pauline Rebour (1878) and Jean Angélique Lemoine-Devilleneuve (1754). Beyond that, the list grew between 1840 and 1939.
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 Mortain-Bocage
How many historic monuments are there in Mortain-Bocage?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mortain-Bocage: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mortain-Bocage are classé?
2, among them Ancienne abbaye Blanche and Église Saint-Evroult.
How old are the homes in Mortain-Bocage?
16% 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.