ClasséChâteau · protected 1993Château de la BriardePart of the building is protectedPhoto: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de la Briarde · Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.02historic monuments
History of West-Cappel · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 2 classé
The first listing in West-Cappel dates from 1958. West-Cappel’s oldest monuments date from the 15th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
15th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
19%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of West-Cappel 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 West-Cappel’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Classé
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
2 monuments by protection
2 Classé
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
2 classé monuments in West-Cappel
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.
ClasséAge of homes
19% of homes in West-Cappel were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
19%
Before 1919
17%
1919–45
11%
1946–70
23%
1971–90
8.7%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
West-CappelMedian compared French town
19% 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 (23%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around West-Cappel
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West-Cappel | 644 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 10 | 4 | — |
| Hondschoote | 3,957 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 7,839 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
West-Cappel in brief
More of West-Cappel’s homes are old than in most places: 19% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 2 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Château de la Briarde. The oldest, Château de la Briarde, dates from the 15th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1958 and 1993.
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 West-Cappel
How many historic monuments are there in West-Cappel?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in West-Cappel: 2 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in West-Cappel are classé?
2, among them Château de la Briarde and Église Saint-Sylvestre.
How old are the homes in West-Cappel?
19% 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) · 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.