ClasséMonument · protected 1908Fortifications (restes)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cimetière national des prisonniers · Photo: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.06historic monuments
History of Sarrebourg · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 3 classé
For every 10,000 residents Sarrebourg counts 4.9 monuments, more per resident than 69% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. The oldest monuments in Sarrebourg date from the 13th century. We have photos of 6 of Sarrebourg’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
6
4.9 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Sarrebourg in 6 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Fortifications (restes)Classé
Immeuble, actuellement bibliothèque municipaleClassé
SynagogueInscrit
Villa WeihersteinInscrit
Chapelle des Franciscains (ancienne) ou des CordeliersInscrit+1See 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 Sarrebourg’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.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 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
3 classé monuments in Sarrebourg
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséBuilding · protected 1982Immeuble, actuellement bibliothèque municipalePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFunerary monument · protected 2017Cimetière national des prisonniersPhoto: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Sarrebourg
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1992Chapelle des Franciscains (ancienne) ou des CordeliersPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1983Villa WeihersteinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritSynagogue · protected 1984Synagogue, 12 rue du SauvagePhoto: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How old
How old Sarrebourg’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.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Chapelle des Franciscains (ancienne) ou des Cordeliers (13th & 16th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Born before 1900
13 people born in Sarrebourg before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Dominique Labroise
Antoine Louis Levasseur
Joseph Labroise
Victor Bernard
Louis Tisserand
Anatole de Baudot
Émile Haumant
Charles Mangin
Jacques Kahn
Wilhelm Rieger
Émile Peter
Erwin Menny
Léon Meiss
170017501800185019001950
AB
Anatole de Baudot1834–1915 · French architect
CM
Charles Mangin1866–1925 · French general
EM
Erwin Menny1893–1949 · German general and Knight's Cross recipient
DL
Dominique Labroise1728–1808 · French sculptor
AL
Antoine Louis Levasseur1746–1826 · French politician
JL
Joseph Labroise1761–1836 · French sculptor
VB
Victor Bernard1817–1899 · French sculptor
LT
Louis Tisserand1819–1883 · French politician
Everyone born in Sarrebourg Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Sarrebourg has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 11,900 to 12,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Sarrebourg6
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (4.9 per 10,000). Most per resident: Castelnaudary, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Aubenas.
The median town of these has 3. 8 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Sarrebourg
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Phalsbourg | 4,688 | 38 | 1 | Yes |
| Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin | 2,731 | 17 | 0 | Yes |
| Saverne Bas-Rhin | 11,460 | 18 | 5 | — |
| Marmoutier Bas-Rhin | 2,699 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 1 | 1 | — |
In brief
Sarrebourg in brief
The official list counts 6 historic monuments in Sarrebourg, 3 of them classé. Cimetière national des prisonniers is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 13 people born here before 1900, the best known include Anatole de Baudot (1834), Charles Mangin (1866) and Erwin Menny (1893). The oldest, Chapelle des Franciscains (ancienne) ou des Cordeliers, dates from the 13th century. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; the list grew between 1908 and 2017; and 9.5% 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 Sarrebourg
How many historic monuments are there in Sarrebourg?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sarrebourg: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Sarrebourg are classé?
3, among them Fortifications (restes), Immeuble, actuellement bibliothèque municipale and Cimetière national des prisonniers.
How old are the monuments of Sarrebourg?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
When were monuments in Sarrebourg first protected?
The first in 1908, the latest in 2017.
How old are the homes in Sarrebourg?
9.5% 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.