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Ancien évêché
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Ancien évêché

Also called Musée d'Archéologie

Classé historic monument since 1964One of 13 classé monuments in Senlis; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
BBishop’s palaceSAntiquity1964protectedPPartly protected
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About Ancien évêché

Ancien évêché is one of 13 classé historic monuments in Senlis, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It is built in the Roman style. Part of it has been classé since 1964. 22 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

Cet article présente l'enceinte gallo-romaine et les remparts médiévaux de Senlis (Oise), chef-lieu d'arrondissement dans l'Oise, en France.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Remparts de Senlis” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00114890 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

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

Around it

7 more historic monuments within 150 m

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

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Ancien évêché

Is Ancien évêché protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1964 (Mérimée record PA00114890). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Ancien évêché?

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.