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Historic monument, inscrit
20th c.
Address
9-11 rue Thillois
Kind
Public building
Mérimée record
PA00078778
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Cinéma-opéra

9-11 rue Thillois, Reims

Inscrit historic monument since 1981One of 16 inscrit monuments in Reims; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
PPublic buildingS20th c.1981protectedPPartly protected
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About Cinéma-opéra

Cinéma-opéra is one of 16 inscrit historic monuments in Reims, the second of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1924 (20th c.). The list names its makers: THION-ROUSSEAU (maître de l'oeuvre). Part of it has been inscrit since 1981. 5 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

Le cinéma Opéra, aujourd'hui l'Opéraims, est une salle de spectacle de Reims ouverte en 1923. Le cinéma a été déplacé de la rue de Thillois à la place Drouet-d'Erlon en 2019 et renommé Opéraims.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Cinéma Opéra (Reims)” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00078778 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes

Reims · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Cinéma-opéra

Is Cinéma-opéra protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1981 (Mérimée record PA00078778). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Cinéma-opéra?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Cinéma-opéra built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1924 (20th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.