ClasséChâteau · protected 1944ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.07historic monuments
History of Putanges-le-Lac · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Putanges-le-Lac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). That’s 33 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
7
33 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
39%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Putanges-le-Lac in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Manoir de la CourInscrit
Église Saint-Sébastien de MéguillaumeInscrit
Château du RepasInscrit
Ancien village du Vieux-Saint-AubertInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Putanges-le-Lac’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
4 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Menhir dénommé La Droite Pierre (Prehistory).
Map
Where Putanges-le-Lac’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
7 monuments by protection
3 Classé4 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. 3 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Putanges-le-Lac
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 3 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Standing stone · protected 1981Menhir dénommé La Droite Pierre
Château · protected 2001Château de la Forêt-AuvrayPart of the building is protected
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Putanges-le-Lac
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritPublic building · protected 1992Ancien village du Vieux-Saint-AubertPhoto: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 2021Église Saint-Sébastien de MéguillaumePhoto: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritManor house · protected 2011Manoir de la CourPart of the building is protectedPhoto: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1967Château du RepasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
39% of homes in Putanges-le-Lac were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
39%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
11%
1946–70
17%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
8.6%
2006 on
Putanges-le-LacMedian compared French town
39% 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 (39%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
3 people born in Putanges-le-Lac before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye
Stanislas Sorel
Louis Dartige du Fournet
1500165018001950
JV
Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye1536–1607 · French poet
SS
Stanislas Sorel1803–1871 · French chemist who invented galvanic protection of steel and a magnes…
LD
Louis Dartige du Fournet1856–1940 · French military personnel
Everyone born in Putanges-le-Lac Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Putanges-le-Lac
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putanges-le-Lac | 2,093 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Falaise Calvados | 7,680 | 24 | 10 | — |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 4,201 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 19 | 7 | — |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Flers | 14,432 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 3,173 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Putanges-le-Lac in brief
Putanges-le-Lac’s oldest monument, Menhir dénommé La Droite Pierre, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Its housing is old: 39% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye (1536), Stanislas Sorel (1803) and Louis Dartige du Fournet (1856) were all born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1944 and 2021.
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 Putanges-le-Lac
How many historic monuments are there in Putanges-le-Lac?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Putanges-le-Lac: 3 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Putanges-le-Lac are classé?
3, among them Menhir dénommé La Droite Pierre and Château de la Forêt-Auvray.
How old are the monuments of Putanges-le-Lac?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Putanges-le-Lac first protected?
The first in 1944, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Putanges-le-Lac?
39% 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 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.