Hôtel de ville · Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 4.03 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1991
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Hondschoote: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 15th century. We have photos of 3 of them. Protection in Hondschoote began in 1910.
Monuments of Hondschoote 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.
Hondschoote has had a protected historic area since 1991
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR32-11 | ZPPAUP April 26, 1991 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) April 26, 1991 |
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.
Where Hondschoote’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
2 classé monuments in Hondschoote
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.
Classé
ClasséOne inscrit monument in Hondschoote
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit13% of homes in Hondschoote were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
13% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
4 people born in Hondschoote before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Everyone born in Hondschoote Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Historic monuments in the towns around Hondschoote
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondschoote | 3,957 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Ghyvelde | 4,133 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 10 | 4 | — |
| Bray-Dunes | 4,189 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Leffrinckoucke | 4,078 | 0 | 0 | — |
Hondschoote in brief
More of Hondschoote’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Hôtel de ville. In 2018 the Mission Patrimoine picked Hôtel de ville as a monument in danger to save. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1991.
Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Louis Philippe Winoc Schadet (1751), Pierre-Antoine Herwyn de Nevèle (1753) and Auguste Outters (1821). The oldest, Moulin à vent dit Moulin du Nord, dates from the 15th century. The rest is about typical: it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and the list grew between 1910 and 1984.
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 Hondschoote
How many historic monuments are there in Hondschoote?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Hondschoote: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Hondschoote are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Vaast and Hôtel de ville.
Is Hondschoote a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Hondschoote has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1991.
How old are the homes in Hondschoote?
13% 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.