ClasséPublic building · protected 1979Musée régionalPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Arie M. den Toom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Musée régional · Photo: Arie M. den Toom · CC BY-SA 4.02historic monuments
History of Sarreguemines · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
Protection in Sarreguemines began in 1979. The oldest monuments in Sarreguemines date from the 19th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
19th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Sarreguemines 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 Sarreguemines’ 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.
2 monuments by protection
1 Classé1 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
One classé monument in Sarreguemines
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Sarreguemines
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritPublic building · protected 1998Casino de la FaïenceriePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Office de Tourisme de Sarreguemines · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born before 1900
10 people born in Sarreguemines before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Georges Kister
Jean-Baptiste Lauer
Jean-Jacques Dumaire
Achille Deshayes
Henri Crémer
Émile Loth
Camille Schmitt
Eberhard Hanfstaengl
Henri Bacher
Henri Nominé
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GK
Georges Kister1755–1832 · French aristocrat
JB
Jean-Baptiste Lauer1758–1816 · French officer
JJ
Jean-Jacques Dumaire1763– · French politician
AD
Achille Deshayes1802–1873 · French politician
HC
Henri Crémer1849–1938 · French military personnel
ÉL
Émile Loth1858–1924 · French politician
CS
Camille Schmitt1876–1957 · French politician
EH
Eberhard Hanfstaengl1886–1973 · German art historian
Everyone born in Sarreguemines Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Sarreguemines
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarreguemines | 20,143 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Hambach | 2,766 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Grosbliederstroff | 3,346 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Woustviller | 2,786 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Behren-lès-Forbach | 6,166 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spicheren | 3,143 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 3,016 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Sarreguemines in brief
The official list counts 2 historic monuments in Sarreguemines, 1 of them classé, including Musée régional. Georges Kister (1755), Jean-Baptiste Lauer (1758) and Jean-Jacques Dumaire (1763) are among the 10 people born here before 1900. The oldest, Casino de la Faïencerie, dates from the 19th century. Beyond that, it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); the list grew between 1979 and 1998; and 6.9% 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 Sarreguemines
How many historic monuments are there in Sarreguemines?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sarreguemines: 1 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Sarreguemines are classé?
One: Musée régional.
How old are the homes in Sarreguemines?
6.9% 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) · 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.