ClasséFort · protected 1970Fort de Vaux (également sur commune de Damloup)Photo: historicair 01:45, 15 October 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fort · Photo: historicair 11:41, 15 October 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Douaumont-Vaux · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 3 classé
Douaumont-Vaux’s oldest monuments date from the 19th century. 3 of Douaumont-Vaux’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
19th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
2.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Douaumont-Vaux 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 Douaumont-Vaux’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
5 monuments by protection
3 Classé2 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.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Douaumont-Vaux
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.
ClasséMonument · protected 1922Monument dit Tranchée des BaïonnettesPhoto: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFort · protected 1970FortPhoto: historicair 11:41, 15 October 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Douaumont-Vaux
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Chapel · protected 2021Chapelle Saint-Hilaire
Chapel · protected 2021Chapelle Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Philippe et la Tour de l’Horloge
How old
How old Douaumont-Vaux’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 Revolution0
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19013
The oldest dated: Fort de Vaux (également sur commune de Damloup) (19th c.).
Age of homes
2.9% of homes in Douaumont-Vaux were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
2.9%
Before 1919
21%
1919–45
5.9%
1946–70
38%
1971–90
8.8%
1991–2005
24%
2006 on
Douaumont-VauxMedian compared French town
2.9% 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 (38%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Douaumont-Vaux
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douaumont-Vaux | 81 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 23 | 12 | Yes |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Étain | 3,375 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Bouligny | 2,507 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 5,134 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Douaumont-Vaux in brief
Douaumont-Vaux has 5 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Monument dit Tranchée des Baïonnettes and other monuments here are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Fort de Vaux (également sur commune de Damloup), from the 19th century.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.9% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1922 and 2021.
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 Douaumont-Vaux
How many historic monuments are there in Douaumont-Vaux?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Douaumont-Vaux: 3 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Douaumont-Vaux are classé?
3, among them Fort de Vaux (également sur commune de Damloup) and Monument dit Tranchée des Baïonnettes.
How old are the monuments of Douaumont-Vaux?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 19th century.
When were monuments in Douaumont-Vaux first protected?
The first in 1922, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Douaumont-Vaux?
2.9% 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) · 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.