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Bâtiments de la Préfecture
Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Bâtiments de la Préfecture

40, 42 rue du Bourg, Bar-le-Duc

Classé historic monument since 1992One of 23 classé monuments in Bar-le-Duc; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CCommanderyS17th–20th c.1992protectedPPartly protected
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About Bâtiments de la Préfecture

Bâtiments de la Préfecture is one of 23 classé historic monuments in Bar-le-Duc, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1821 and 1904 (17th–20th c.). The list names its makers: DUBOIS (architecte départemental);ROYER Charles (architecte départemental);FRANCE-LANORD ET BICHATON (entrepreneur). Part of it has been classé since 1992. 14 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00106491 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Bar-le-Duc · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

5 more historic monuments within 150 m

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

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Bâtiments de la Préfecture

Is Bâtiments de la Préfecture protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1992 (Mérimée record PA00106491). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Bâtiments de la Préfecture?

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 Bâtiments de la Préfecture built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1821 and 1904 (17th–20th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · 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.