Château Perrier · Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.08 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2003
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Épernay: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). That’s 3.6 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 61% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 16th century. We have photos of 8 of them.
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Épernay in 8 photos
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Église Saint-Martin (ancienne)Classé
Hôtel de Ville, ancien hôtel Auban-MoëtInscrit
ImmeubleInscrit
MaisonInscrit
"Ancien établissement de viticulture de la maison Moët-et-Chandon, dit " Le Fort Chabrol ""Inscrit+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Épernay has had a protected historic area since 2003
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR44-16 | ZPPAUP August 1, 2003 | AVAP (heritage area rules) March 25, 2019 |
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.
Where Épernay’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
2 classé monuments in Épernay
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.
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Classé6 inscrit monuments in Épernay
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
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InscritHow old Épernay’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
The oldest dated: "Ancien établissement de viticulture de la maison Moët-et-Chandon, dit " Le Fort Chabrol "" (19th & 20th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
23 people born in Épernay before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Everyone born in Épernay Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Épernay
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épernay | 22,174 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 5,103 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 3,080 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bezannes | 5,039 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Dormans | 2,890 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | 1 | 0 | — |
Épernay in brief
The official list counts 8 historic monuments in Épernay, 2 of them classé. "Ancien établissement de viticulture de la maison Moët-et-Chandon, dit " Le Fort Chabrol "" is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2003.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 7. Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1829), Octave Gallice (1857) and Léon Homo (1872) are among the 23 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; it has 8 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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 Épernay
How many historic monuments are there in Épernay?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Épernay: 2 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Épernay are classé?
2, among them Château Perrier and Église Saint-Martin (ancienne).
How old are the monuments of Épernay?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
Is Épernay a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Épernay has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2003.
When were monuments in Épernay first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2013.
How old are the homes in Épernay?
10% 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.