ClasséTown hall · protected 2004Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: D Villafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maisons canoniales · Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.09historic monuments
History of Noyon · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2001
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Noyon: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 6.9 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 78% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
6.9 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
6
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Noyon in 8 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancien Hôtel-DieuClassé
Hôtel de villeClassé
Ancien évêchéClassé
FontaineClassé
Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexesClassé+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Noyon has had a protected historic area since 2001
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR32-21 | ZPPAUP July 6, 2001 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) July 6, 2001 |
A site patrimonial remarquable protects a whole area rather than one building: inside it, building work follows the area’s own plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Noyon’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexes
6 of 6classé monuments stand within 400 m of Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexes, with 9 of the town’s 9 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
9 monuments by protection
6 Classé3 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
6 classé monuments in Noyon
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 3 of the 6 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHospital · protected 1927Ancien Hôtel-DieuPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1943Maisons canonialesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBishop’s palace · protected 1886Ancien évêchéPhoto: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCathedral · protected 1840Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexesPhoto: Noyon Prière de noter la provenance de l'image. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFountain · protected 1924Fontaine, place de l'Hôtel-de-VillePhoto: Daniel VILLAFRUELA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Noyon
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1996Église de la MadeleinePhoto: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1943Immeuble, 9 rue Saint-EloiPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Town house · protected 1951Hôtel ArnettePart of the building is protected
How old
How old Noyon’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.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution6
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 7 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église de la Madeleine (12th–18th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
Age of homes
4.9% of homes in Noyon were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.9%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
37%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
9.2%
1991–2005
8.7%
2006 on
NoyonMedian compared French town
4.9% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (37%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
12 people born in Noyon before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Calvin
Laurent de Normandie
Jean-Valentin de Bournonville
Jacques Sarrazin
François de Maucroix
Simon Laminoy
Claude-Emmanuel Dobsen
Jean Isaac Tondu du Metz
Alexandre de La Fons de Mélicocq
Auguste Bougon
Charles Faroux
André Foulon de Vaulx
1500165018001950
JC
Jean Calvin1509–1564 · French Protestant reformer
JV
Jean-Valentin de Bournonville1580–1632 · French organist and composer
JS
Jacques Sarrazin1592–1660 · French artist
FM
François de Maucroix1619–1708 · French writer
CF
Charles Faroux1872–1957 · French engineer, carom billiards player and multiple world champion
LN
Laurent de Normandie1510–1569 · French and Genevan jurist
SL
Simon Laminoy1623–1683 · French painter
CE
Claude-Emmanuel Dobsen1743–1822 · French magistrate
Everyone born in Noyon Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Noyon has the 7th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 12,600 to 13,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Noyon9
#7 of 41for monuments per resident (6.9 per 10,000). Most per resident: Châteaudun, Autun and Bayeux.
The median town of these has 2. 7 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Noyon
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyon | 12,971 | 9 | 6 | Yes |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chauny Aisne | 11,596 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ham Somme | 4,378 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Noyon in brief
Noyon’s oldest monument, Église de la Madeleine, dates from the 12th century. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 6 of them classé, including Maisons canoniales. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 78% of compared French towns. Only 6 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2001. Of the 7 with a date, 6 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Jean Calvin (1509), Jean-Valentin de Bournonville (1580) and Jacques Sarrazin (1592) are among the 12 people born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1840 and 2004.
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 Noyon
How many historic monuments are there in Noyon?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Noyon: 6 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Noyon are classé?
6, among them Hôtel de ville, Ancien Hôtel-Dieu, Maisons canoniales, Ancien évêché and Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexes.
How old are the monuments of Noyon?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Noyon a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Noyon has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2001.
When were monuments in Noyon first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2004.
How old are the homes in Noyon?
4.9% 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.