ClasséChurch · protected 1920Église de la Sainte-TrinitéPhoto: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église de la Sainte-Trinité · Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.02historic monuments
History of Choisy-au-Bac · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
Protection in Choisy-au-Bac began in 1920. The oldest monuments in Choisy-au-Bac date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
9.5%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Choisy-au-Bac in pictures
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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 Choisy-au-Bac’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.
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 Choisy-au-Bac
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.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Choisy-au-Bac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritPriory · protected 1948Prieuré Saint-EtiennePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Choisy-au-Bac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 48 | 16 | Yes |
| Venette | 2,758 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Choisy-au-Bac in brief
The record in Choisy-au-Bac starts with Église de la Sainte-Trinité, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église de la Sainte-Trinité. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); the list grew between 1920 and 1948; 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 Choisy-au-Bac
How many historic monuments are there in Choisy-au-Bac?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choisy-au-Bac: 1 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Choisy-au-Bac are classé?
One: Église de la Sainte-Trinité.
How old are the homes in Choisy-au-Bac?
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) · 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 4, 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.