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History of Fay · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Fay

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Échauffour, 8.4 km from Fay, is the nearest town with a classé monument.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Fay

Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Échauffour5.2 mi11—
Soligny-la-Trappe6.6 mi11—
Sainte-Céronne-lès-Mortagne7.7 mi21—
Aube8.4 mi11—
La Mesnière9.4 mi11—
Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois9.5 mi11—

13 towns in Orne have protected historic areas: Alençon, Domfront en Poiraie, Mortagne-au-Perche, Longny les Villages, Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie, Écouché-les-Vallées, Perche en Nocé, Rémalard en Perche, Belforêt-en-Perche, Bellême, Sap-en-Auge, Essay and 1 more.

Age of homes

68% of homes in Fay were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

68%
Before 1919
8.8%
1919–45
5.9%
1946–70
5.9%
1971–90
5.9%
1991–2005
5.9%
2006 on
FayMedian compared French town

68% 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 (68%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

In brief

Fay in brief

Old houses are part of Fay’s character: 68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Fay is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Échauffour, 5.2 mi away.

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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) · 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.