ClasséDolmen · protected 1961Allée Couverte dite La TardivièrePhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen de la Contrie du Rocher · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Ernée · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. Since 1889, Ernée has had a listed monument. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ernée, all of them classé, France’s highest heritage protection. We have photos of 3 of them.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Ernée 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.
Map
Where Ernée’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Classé
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 Classé
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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Ernée
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.
ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Dolmen de la Contrie du RocherPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCemetery · protected 1964Chapelle de CharnéPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GO69 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Ernée
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR52-45 | ZPPAUP October 27, 2000 | Still being drawn up |
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.
Age of homes
15% of homes in Ernée were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
8.4%
1919–45
18%
1946–70
34%
1971–90
13%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
ErnéeMedian compared French town
15% 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 (34%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
8 people born in Ernée before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Henri-Louis-René des Nos
Auguste Hay de Bonteville
François Buchet
René Charles Duvivier
Eugène Boullier
Joseph-Augustin Boullier de Branche
Édouard Renault-Morlière
Amédée Renault-Morlière
170017501800185019001950
HL
Henri-Louis-René des Nos1717–1793 · bishop of Verdun
AH
Auguste Hay de Bonteville1775–1846 · French politician
FB
François Buchet1777–1868 · French officer
RC
René Charles Duvivier1785–1852 · French soldier, politician and officer
EB
Eugène Boullier1787–1857 · botanist
JA
Joseph-Augustin Boullier de Branche1827–1897 · French politician
ÉR
Édouard Renault-Morlière1833–1901 · French military personnel
AR
Amédée Renault-Morlière1839–1907 · French politician
Everyone born in Ernée Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Ernée
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernée | 5,499 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine | 20,307 | 24 | 6 | Yes |
| Lécousse Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,530 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Changé | 6,502 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,346 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Ernée in brief
Ernée’s oldest monument, Allée Couverte dite La Tardivière, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Dolmen de la Contrie du Rocher. Of its homes, 15% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Henri-Louis-René des Nos (1717), Auguste Hay de Bonteville (1775) and François Buchet (1777) are among the 8 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and the list grew between 1889 and 1964.
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 Ernée
How many historic monuments are there in Ernée?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ernée: 3 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Ernée are classé?
3, among them Allée Couverte dite La Tardivière, Dolmen de la Contrie du Rocher and Chapelle de Charné.
Is Ernée a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Ernée is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Ernée?
15% 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 October 30, 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.