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Église Saint-Jacques
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Église Saint-Jacques

Classé historic monument since 1907One of 16 classé monuments in Compiègne; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChurch1907protected
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About Église Saint-Jacques

Église Saint-Jacques is one of 16 classé historic monuments in Compiègne, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its architecture is Gothic. It dates from 1235. It has been classé since 1907. 21 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L'église Saint-Jacques est une église catholique paroissiale de style gothique située à Compiègne, dans l'Oise, en France. Elle est inscrite en 1998 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO au titre des chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France.

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

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00114614 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: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Compiègne · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

6 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-Jacques

Is Église Saint-Jacques protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1907 (Mérimée record PA00114614).

Can you visit Église Saint-Jacques?

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.

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.