ClasséChurch · protected 1932Église de la Ville-HautePhoto: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Citadelle · Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain4historic monuments
History of Montmédy · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, 2 classé
Since 1932, Montmédy has had a listed monument. The oldest monuments in Montmédy date from the 16th century. We have photos of 4 of Montmédy’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
20%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Montmédy 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.
Map
Where Montmédy’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.
4 monuments by protection
2 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
2 classé monuments in Montmédy
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.
ClasséInscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Montmédy
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1990Château de FresnoisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritAbbey · protected 1990Abbaye d'OrvalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Boerkevitz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
20% of homes in Montmédy were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
20%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
25%
1946–70
18%
1971–90
14%
1991–2005
9.8%
2006 on
MontmédyMedian compared French town
20% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (25%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Montmédy before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean V d'Allamont
Jean-Baptiste Jodin
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
Paul Victor Jamin
Jules Sommeillier
Georges Villa
16001650170017501800185019001950
NC
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa1789–1856 · French composer and harpist
GV
Georges Villa1883–1965 · French draughtsperson, caricaturist, engraver and lithographer
JV
Jean V d'Allamont1626–1657 · Luxembourgish military personnel
JB
Jean-Baptiste Jodin1756–1830 · French politician
PV
Paul Victor Jamin1807–1868 · French soldier, politician and officer
JS
Jules Sommeillier1856–1900 · French politician
Everyone born in Montmédy Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Montmédy
In brief
Montmédy in brief
More of Montmédy’s homes are old than in most places: 20% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 4 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789), Georges Villa (1883) and Jean V d'Allamont (1626). The oldest, Église de la Ville-Haute, dates from the 16th century. Beyond that, the list grew between 1932 and 1991.
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 Montmédy
How many historic monuments are there in Montmédy?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montmédy: 2 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Montmédy are classé?
2, among them Église de la Ville-Haute.
How old are the homes in Montmédy?
20% 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.