ClasséChurch · protected 1931Église Saint-GillesPhoto: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ruines de la chapelle de la Madeleine · Photo: Alexandre Bloch · Public domain11historic monuments
History of Malestroit · Monuments historiques
11 historic monuments, more per resident than 99% of compared French towns
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Malestroit: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 10th century. We have photos of 11 of them.
Monuments historiques
11
43 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
9
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
10%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Malestroit in 11 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-GillesClassé
Maison du 15e siècle, appelée Maison de la Truie qui file, ou Maison des SingesClassé
Croix du 17e siècleInscrit
Maison dite du PélicanInscrit
Croix du 17e siècleInscrit+6See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Malestroit has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 2,500 to 2,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Malestroit11
#2 of 41for monuments per resident (43 per 10,000). Most per resident: Josselin, Malestroit and Lusignan.
The median town of these has 1. 13 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Malestroit’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.
11 monuments by protection
2 Classé9 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 Malestroit
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1923Maison du 15e siècle, appelée Maison de la Truie qui file, ou Maison des SingesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
9 inscrit monuments in Malestroit
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1934Ruines de la chapelle de la MadeleinePhoto: Alexandre Bloch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison du 16e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison Le MouéPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritCross · protected 1935Croix du 17e sièclePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison datée de 1640Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison dite du PélicanPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1931Maison, 9 place BouffayPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1933Maison, 19 rue du Général-de-GaullePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What’s protected
Most of Malestroit’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes7
Religious buildings4
Houses & homes: 7 of 11 monuments (64%). 4 are religious buildings, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Malestroit’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.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution7
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 10 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ruines de la chapelle de la Madeleine (17th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Malestroit
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR53-77 | ZPPAUP June 26, 2007 | 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.
When protected
4 of Malestroit’s monuments were protected in 1931
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1923: Maison du 15e siècle, appelée Maison de la Truie qui file, ou Maison des Singes. 4 were protected in 1931 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Malestroit
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malestroit | 2,558 | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| Val d'Oust | 2,807 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Sérent | 3,429 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Ploërmel | 10,163 | 23 | 3 | — |
| Questembert | 8,133 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Elven | 6,651 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Plumelec | 2,754 | 8 | 1 | — |
In brief
Malestroit in brief
Few towns are as rich in historic monuments as Malestroit: per resident it has more than 99% of compared French towns. In all there are 11 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments. Of the whole list, 64% are houses and homes.
Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Ruines de la chapelle de la Madeleine, from the 10th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Albert Aubry (1892) was born here before 1900; and 10% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Malestroit
How many historic monuments are there in Malestroit?
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Malestroit: 2 classé and 9 inscrit.
Which monuments in Malestroit are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Gilles and Maison du 15e siècle, appelée Maison de la Truie qui file, ou Maison des Singes.
How old are the monuments of Malestroit?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
Is Malestroit a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Malestroit is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Malestroit first protected?
The first in 1923, the latest in 1935.
How old are the homes in Malestroit?
10% 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.