ClasséChurch · protected 1933Église Saint-HilairePart of the building is protectedPhoto: October Ends · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Hélain · Photo: October Ends · CC BY-SA 3.04historic monuments
History of Aÿ-Champagne · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2016
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Aÿ-Champagne: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 11th century. We have photos of 4 of them. Protection in Aÿ-Champagne began in 1924.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
19%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Aÿ-Champagne in pictures
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. 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.
Protected area
Aÿ-Champagne has had a protected historic area since 2016
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR44-17 | AVAP March 30, 2016 | AVAP (heritage area rules) March 30, 2016 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Aÿ-Champagne’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.
4 monuments by protection
3 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
3 classé monuments in Aÿ-Champagne
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.
Classé
ClasséInscrit
One inscrit monument in Aÿ-Champagne
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 2003Château de Mareuil-sur-AyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: October Ends · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
19% of homes in Aÿ-Champagne were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
19%
Before 1919
9.2%
1919–45
24%
1946–70
35%
1971–90
9.5%
1991–2005
4.4%
2006 on
Aÿ-ChampagneMedian compared French town
19% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Aÿ-Champagne before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pierre-Charles Alexandre Louis
René Lalique
Jules Lobet
Étienne-Auguste Krier
Maurice Taquoy
Antony Joly
Edmond Lahaye
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PC
Pierre-Charles Alexandre Louis1787–1872 · French physician
RL
René Lalique1860–1945 · French glass designer
JL
Jules Lobet1871–1925 · French politician
ÉA
Étienne-Auguste Krier1875–1953 · French painter
MT
Maurice Taquoy1878–1952 · French artist, active 1905-1926
AJ
Antony Joly1884–1959 · French politician
EL
Edmond Lahaye1886–1981 · French radio host
Everyone born in Aÿ-Champagne Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Aÿ-Champagne has the 9th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,100 to 5,100 residents, by historic monuments.
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The median town of these has 2. 9 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Aÿ-Champagne
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aÿ-Champagne | 5,103 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Épernay | 22,174 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 3,080 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bezannes | 5,039 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Reims | 177,674 | 66 | 50 | Yes |
In brief
Aÿ-Champagne in brief
Église Saint-Hilaire, from the 11th century, is the oldest monument in Aÿ-Champagne. In all there are 4 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Of its homes, 19% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Only 8 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Pierre-Charles Alexandre Louis (1787), René Lalique (1860) and Jules Lobet (1871). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1924 and 2003.
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 Aÿ-Champagne
How many historic monuments are there in Aÿ-Champagne?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Aÿ-Champagne: 3 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Aÿ-Champagne are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Hilaire and Église Saint-Hélain.
Is Aÿ-Champagne a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Aÿ-Champagne has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2016.
How old are the homes in Aÿ-Champagne?
19% 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.