InscritBuilding · protected 1981Immeuble, 30 rue de la CitadellePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fryderyk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Stenay · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, none of them classé
Since 1981, Stenay has had a listed monument. Among the monuments in Stenay: Chapelle Saint-Lambert de Cervisy and Citadelle, actuellement Musée de la Bière. The oldest date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Stenay in pictures
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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 Stenay’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
3 monuments by protection
3 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.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Stenay
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Chapel · protected 1991Chapelle Saint-Lambert de Cervisy
Military building · protected 1986Citadelle, actuellement Musée de la BièrePart of the building is protected
Age of homes
21% of homes in Stenay were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
29%
1946–70
24%
1971–90
6.9%
1991–2005
4.6%
2006 on
StenayMedian compared French town
21% 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 (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
8 people born in Stenay before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Anne-Gédéon La Fite de Pelleport
Marie Alexandre Dupré de Ballay
Jean-François Badoureau
Charles de Chilly
Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari
Albert Henry
Henry Cardot
René Henry Munsch
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PL
Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari1841–1879 · British East India Company Army officer
AG
Anne-Gédéon La Fite de Pelleport1754–1807 · French writer
MA
Marie Alexandre Dupré de Ballay1757–1829 · French politician
JF
Jean-François Badoureau1788–1881 · French designer and engraver
CC
Charles de Chilly1803–1872 · French actor
AH
Albert Henry1878–1943 · French veterinarian and parasitologist
HC
Henry Cardot1886–1942 · biologist, professor of general physiology
RH
René Henry Munsch1894–1974 · French draughtsperson
Everyone born in Stenay Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Stenay
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenay | 2,403 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Carignan Ardennes | 2,680 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Stenay in brief
Chapelle Saint-Lambert de Cervisy, from the 12th century, is the oldest monument in Stenay. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments. Of its homes, 21% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari (1841), Anne-Gédéon La Fite de Pelleport (1754) and Marie Alexandre Dupré de Ballay (1757) are among the 8 people born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1981 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 Stenay
How many historic monuments are there in Stenay?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Stenay: 3 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Stenay?
21% 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.