ClasséHome · protected 1999Grange de la ferme de FourcheretPhoto: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons
Grange de la ferme de Fourcheret · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr2historic monuments
History of Fontaine-Chaalis · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 2 classé
Since 1965, Fontaine-Chaalis has had a listed monument. Fontaine-Chaalis’s oldest monuments date from the 13th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
0
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
38%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Fontaine-Chaalis 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 Fontaine-Chaalis’ 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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Fontaine-Chaalis
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.
ClasséAbbey · protected 1965Ancienne abbaye de ChaalisPhoto: anonyme / Peintre non identifié · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
38% of homes in Fontaine-Chaalis were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
38%
Before 1919
5.5%
1919–45
14%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
7.5%
1991–2005
5.8%
2006 on
Fontaine-ChaalisMedian compared French town
38% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (38%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Fontaine-Chaalis
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Chaalis | 318 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Senlis | 15,157 | 35 | 13 | Yes |
| Le Plessis-Belleville | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 4,258 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Othis Seine-et-Marne | 6,717 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Witz Val-d'Oise | 2,724 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dammartin-en-Goële Seine-et-Marne | 11,907 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Fontaine-Chaalis in brief
More of Fontaine-Chaalis’s homes are old than in most places: 38% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 2 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Grange de la ferme de Fourcheret. The oldest is Grange de la ferme de Fourcheret, from the 13th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1965 and 1999.
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 Fontaine-Chaalis
How many historic monuments are there in Fontaine-Chaalis?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fontaine-Chaalis: 2 classé and 0 inscrit.
Which monuments in Fontaine-Chaalis are classé?
2, among them Grange de la ferme de Fourcheret and Ancienne abbaye de Chaalis.
How old are the homes in Fontaine-Chaalis?
38% 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.