5 historic monuments, 2 classé
The oldest monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne date from the 10th century. Clermont-en-Argonne has 36 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5.
median compared town 2.5
Monuments of Clermont-en-Argonne in pictures
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.
Where Clermont-en-Argonne’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 Clermont-en-Argonne
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Classé3 inscrit monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
How old Clermont-en-Argonne’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Motte castrale de Vraincourt (ancienne) (11th c.).
Historic monuments in the towns around Clermont-en-Argonne
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-en-Argonne | 1,406 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Sainte-Menehould Marne | 4,146 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 23 | 12 | Yes |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 1 | 0 | — |
Clermont-en-Argonne in brief
The record in Clermont-en-Argonne starts with Motte castrale de Vraincourt (ancienne), which dates from the 10th century. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Beyond that, Constance Blanchard (1794) was born here before 1900; the list grew between 1908 and 1997; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Clermont-en-Argonne
How many historic monuments are there in Clermont-en-Argonne?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne are classé?
2, among them Plateau Sainte-Anne.
How old are the monuments of Clermont-en-Argonne?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
When were monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne first protected?
The first in 1908, the latest in 1997.
How old are the homes in Clermont-en-Argonne?
11% 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.