ClasséPriory · protected 1926Ancien prieuré de BreuilPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Chatelai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Commercy · Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.09historic monuments
History of Commercy · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, 5 classé
Commercy has 17 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 93% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest monuments in Commercy date from the 16th century. We have photos of 9 of Commercy’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
9
17 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
16%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Commercy in 9 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Hôtel de ville, puis école de musiqueClassé
Château StanislasClassé
Ancien prieuré de BreuilClassé
Pharmacie MalardClassé
Hôpital Saint-CharlesInscrit+4See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Commercy’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Château Stanislas
3 of 5classé monuments stand within 400 m of Château Stanislas, with 6 of the town’s 9 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
9 monuments by protection
5 Classé4 Inscrit
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
5 classé monuments in Commercy
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 5 of the 5 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1972Château de CommercyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1926Château StanislasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Camster2 , cropped by Sir Gawain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown hall · protected 1983Hôtel de ville, puis école de musiquePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jebulon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1998Pharmacie MalardPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Chatelai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Commercy
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1926Église Saint-PantaléonPhoto: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison RenaissancePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Chatelai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHospital · protected 1998Hôpital Saint-CharlesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison, 6 rue des MoulinsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Commercy’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution8
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
The oldest dated: Église Saint-Pantaléon (16th–19th c.).
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Commercy
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR44-33 | ZPPAUP July 20, 1995 | 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
16% of homes in Commercy were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
16%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
27%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
9.4%
1991–2005
5%
2006 on
CommercyMedian compared French town
16% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
8 people born in Commercy before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pantaléon Thévenin
Jean-Nicolas Viquy
Henri Braconnot
Charles Friry
Joseph Maurice Pambet
Paul Decker-David
Georges Mangin
Raymond Thouvenot
1500165018001950
HB
Henri Braconnot1780–1855 · French chemist and pharmacist
JM
Joseph Maurice Pambet1854–1916 · French army general
RT
Raymond Thouvenot1896–1981 · French historian
PT
Pantaléon Thévenin1505– · French writer
JN
Jean-Nicolas Viquy1737–1814 · French politician
CF
Charles Friry1802–1881 · French magistrate and collector
PD
Paul Decker-David1863–1918 · French politician
GM
Georges Mangin1873–1908 · French officer and explorer
Everyone born in Commercy Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Commercy has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,300 to 5,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Commercy9
#2 of 41for monuments per resident (17 per 10,000). Most per resident: Gray, Commercy and Saint-Astier.
The median town of these has 1. 16 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Commercy
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercy | 5,350 | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 16 | 6 | Yes |
| Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,628 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,474 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle | 15,768 | 53 | 6 | Yes |
| Gondreville Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,635 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Commercy in brief
For its size, Commercy has more historic monuments than 93% of compared French towns. In all there are 9 historic monuments, 5 of them classé, including Château de Commercy. Of its homes, 16% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Château Stanislas sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments. Of the 9 with a date, 8 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Église Saint-Pantaléon, from the 16th century. Beyond that, the list grew between 1926 and 1998.
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 Commercy
How many historic monuments are there in Commercy?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Commercy: 5 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Commercy are classé?
5, among them Ancien prieuré de Breuil, Château de Commercy, Château Stanislas, Hôtel de ville, puis école de musique and Pharmacie Malard.
How old are the monuments of Commercy?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
Is Commercy a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Commercy is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Commercy first protected?
The first in 1926, the latest in 1998.
How old are the homes in Commercy?
16% 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.