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Église Saint-Samson
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Église Saint-Samson

Classé historic monument since 1921One of 3 classé monuments in Clermont; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChurchS12th–16th c.1921protected
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About Église Saint-Samson

Église Saint-Samson is one of 3 classé historic monuments in Clermont, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Its architecture is Gothic. It dates from the 12th–16th c. It has been classé since 1921. 5 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L'église Saint-Samson est une église catholique paroissiale des XVe et XVIe siècles de style gothique et Renaissance située à Clermont chef-lieu d'arrondissement au centre du département de l'Oise, en région Hauts-de-France en France.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Saint-Samson de Clermont” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00114599 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 4 monuments in about 15 minutes

Clermont · about 0.5 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Église Saint-Samson

Is Église Saint-Samson protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1921 (Mérimée record PA00114599).

Can you visit Église Saint-Samson?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Église Saint-Samson built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 12th–16th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.