ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1862Ruines romaines d'AlaunaPhoto: Crochet.david · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de Beaumont · Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 4.015historic monuments
History of Valognes · Monuments historiques
15 historic monuments, more per resident than 96% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Valognes: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 12 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from Antiquity. We have photos of 13 of them.
Monuments historiques
15
22 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
12
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
13%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Valognes in 13 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ruines romaines d'AlaunaClassé
Église de la NativitéClassé
Hôtel de Grandval-CalignyInscrit
Hôtel Anneville du VastInscrit
Hospice et sa chapelleInscrit+8See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Valognes has the 3rd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 6,900 to 7,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Valognes15
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (22 per 10,000). Most per resident: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Nérac and Valognes.
The median town of these has 3. 9 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Valognes’ 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.
15 monuments by protection
3 Classé12 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
3 classé monuments in Valognes
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséTown house · protected 1927Hôtel de BeaumontPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1920Église de la NativitéPhoto: Selbymay , retouché par Ikmo-ned (perspective, cadrage, gamma) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
12 inscrit monuments in Valognes
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1993Église Notre-Dame d'AlleaumePhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 2012Hôtel d'Eu ou hôtel de CamprondPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHospital · protected 1937Hospice et sa chapellePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 2012Hôtel Anneville du VastPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritTown house · protected 1982Hôtel de Grandval-CalignyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 2012Hôtel DorléansPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 2012Hôtel du LouvrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1979Hôtel de ThieuvillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1975Maison dite le Grand QuartierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Town house · protected 2012Hôtel de CarmesnilPart of the building is protected
Château · protected 1937Ancien châteauPart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Most of Valognes’ monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes10
Religious buildings2
Public & civic1
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 10 of 15 monuments (67%). 2 are religious buildings, 1 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.
How old
How old Valognes’ 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 Revolution9
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 11 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ruines romaines d'Alauna (Antiquity). 4 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
5 of Valognes’ monuments were protected in 2012
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
2012 · 5
186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1862: Ruines romaines d'Alauna. 5 were protected in 2012 alone. 5 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
13% of homes in Valognes were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13%
Before 1919
5%
1919–45
22%
1946–70
36%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
ValognesMedian compared French town
13% 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 (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
20 people born in Valognes before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pierre Le Tourneur
Jean-Charles Bitouzet de Linères
Félix Vicq d'Azyr
Antoine Sivard de Beaulieu
Georges Duval
François-Gabriel Bertrand
Édélestand du Méril
Julien Travers
Prudence Boissière
Auguste Sébire
Jules Pelouze
Anatole Hüe de Caligny
Édouard Le Héricher
Léon Marcotte
Édouard Hyacinthe Lucas
Alfred Léon Le Poittevin
Jean Villault-Duchesnois
Camille Blaisot
Alfred Noël
Paul Legentilhomme
170017501800185019001950
FV
Félix Vicq d'Azyr1748–1794 · French anatomist
GD
Georges Duval1772–1853 · French playwright
ÉM
Édélestand du Méril1801–1871 · French historian
PB
Prudence Boissière1806–1885 · French lexicographer
JP
Jules Pelouze1807–1867 · French chemist
CB
Camille Blaisot1881–1945 · French politician
PL
Paul Legentilhomme1884–1975 · French general
PL
Pierre Le Tourneur1737–1788 · French translator
Everyone born in Valognes Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Valognes
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valognes | 6,969 | 15 | 3 | — |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 36 | 12 | — |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 1 | 1 | — |
In brief
Valognes in brief
Ruines romaines d'Alauna, from Antiquity, is the oldest monument in Valognes. All told, the list holds 15 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Hôtel de Beaumont. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 96% of compared French towns. Of its homes, 13% were built 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, 67% are houses and homes. Of the 11 with a date, 9 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 Valognes
How many historic monuments are there in Valognes?
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Valognes: 3 classé and 12 inscrit.
Which monuments in Valognes are classé?
3, among them Ruines romaines d'Alauna, Hôtel de Beaumont and Église de la Nativité.
How old are the monuments of Valognes?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Valognes first protected?
The first in 1862, the latest in 2012.
How old are the homes in Valognes?
13% 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.