ClasséChurch · protected 1921Église Saint-SamsonPhoto: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Immeuble · Photo: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Clermont · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, 3 classé
Clermont has 7.6 monuments for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 80% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. Clermont’s oldest monuments date from the 11th century. 7 of Clermont’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
8
7.6 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
11th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Clermont in 7 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Saint-SamsonClassé
Hôtel de villeClassé
Porte de NointelClassé
Ancienne Sous-PréfectureInscrit
Ancien donjonInscrit+2See 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 Clermont’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Église Saint-Samson
3 of 3classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Saint-Samson, with 6 of the town’s 8 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
8 monuments by protection
3 Classé5 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
3 classé monuments in Clermont
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.
ClasséTown hall · protected 1875Hôtel de villePhoto: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown gate · protected 1937Porte de NointelPhoto: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Clermont
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFortified house · protected 1950Ancien donjonPhoto: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1927Ancienne Sous-PréfecturePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1998Hôtel particulierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1946Immeuble, 28 place de l'Hôtel-de-VillePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
School · protected 2021Collège Jean Fernel (ancien)Part of the building is protected
How old
How old Clermont’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.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19011
4 of 8 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancien donjon (11th & 12th c.).
Born before 1900
4 people born in Clermont before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Louis Ier de Bourbon
Delphe-Auguste Labitte
Charles Bernier
Ernest Laurain
13501500165018001950
LI
Louis Ier de Bourbon1279–1341 · French prince
DA
Delphe-Auguste Labitte1821–1891 · French politician
CB
Charles Bernier1857–1936 · French lawyer and painter
EL
Ernest Laurain1867–1948 · French archivist and historian
Everyone born in Clermont Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Clermont has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 10,400 to 10,700 residents, by historic monuments.
Clermont8
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (7.6 per 10,000). Most per resident: Pernes-les-Fontaines, Villers-Cotterêts and Limoux.
The median town of these has 2. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Clermont
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont | 10,564 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Fitz-James | 2,514 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Breuil-le-Vert | 3,183 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Agnetz | 3,058 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Rantigny | 2,524 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Liancourt | 6,785 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cauffry | 2,649 | 2 | 2 | — |
In brief
Clermont in brief
The record in Clermont starts with Ancien donjon, which dates from the 11th century. In all there are 8 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 80% of compared French towns. Église Saint-Samson sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 4 of 8. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Louis Ier de Bourbon (1279), Delphe-Auguste Labitte (1821) and Charles Bernier (1857). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1875 and 2021; and 11% 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 Clermont
How many historic monuments are there in Clermont?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Clermont: 3 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Clermont are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Samson, Hôtel de ville and Porte de Nointel.
How old are the monuments of Clermont?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 11th century.
When were monuments in Clermont first protected?
The first in 1875, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Clermont?
11% 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 October 30, 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.