ClasséStanding stone · protected 1924Menhir de Sainte-Anne, de Pierre-Longue ou de Beaulieu, dit borne milliairePhoto: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Temple de Vasso Galate (murailles dites des Sarrasins) · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0181historic monuments
History of Clermont-Ferrand · Monuments historiques
A secteur sauvegardé since 1964, and 181 historic monuments
The Culture ministry lists 181 historic monuments in Clermont-Ferrand: 29 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 151 inscrit (the second level). 1 has no protection level on the list. The oldest date from prehistory. That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 152 of them.
Monuments historiques
181
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
29
the highest protection
Inscrit
151
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.7%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Clermont-Ferrand in 152 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Hôtel SavaronClassé
Maison dite d'Adam et Eve, à MontferrandClassé
Église Notre-Dame-du-PortClassé
Fontaine d'AmboiseClassé
Ancienne maison de l'Annonciation, ou Hôtel Regin, à MontferrandClassé+147See 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
Clermont-Ferrand has had a protected historic area since 1964
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-116 | Secteur sauvegardé August 27, 1964 | – November 28, 1997 |
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 Clermont-Ferrand’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame
13 of 29classé monuments stand within 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, with 79 of the town’s 181 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
181 monuments by protection
29 Classé151 Inscrit1 Level not given
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
29 classé monuments in Clermont-Ferrand
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 11 of the 29 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1889Temple de Vasso Galate (murailles dites des Sarrasins)Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1840Église Notre-Dame-du-PortPhoto: Jochen Jahnke 14:18, 13. Okt. 2008 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1924Maison dite d'Adam et Eve, à MontferrandPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1889Maison dite de l'Apothicaire, à MontferrandPhoto: Romary · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1976Ancienne église Saint-LaurentPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Alexandre.chassignon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChapel · protected 1919Chapelle du couvent de Beaurepaire ou des Cordeliers-VieuxPhoto: (:Julien:) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1846Église Notre-Dame de ProspéritéPhoto: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1924Ancienne maison de l'Annonciation, ou Hôtel Regin, à MontferrandPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséEngineering work · protected 1920Borne de justice, à MontferrandPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1922Hôtel de la Chanterie, à MontferrandPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Basvb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1862Maison dite de l'Eléphant, à MontferrandPhoto: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1912Hôtel Fontfreyde (musée du Ranquet)Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1920Hôtel Fontfreyde, dit maison de LucrècePhoto: William Jexpire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBuilding · protected 1917Immeuble ou hôtel Tixier de BrolacPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Basvb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséConvent · protected 1982Ancien couvent des UrsulinesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Rilba · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1986Hôtel Martial de GrandseignePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1926Hôtel de Chazerat, actuellement siège de la direction régionale des affaires culturelles d'AuvergnePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1991Hôtel Montrosier de la VilatellePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Basvb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCathedral · protected 1862Cathédrale Notre-DamePhoto: Fabien1309 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBuilding · protected 1987Immeuble, 4, 6 rue des Petits-GrasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Basvb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1981Maison, 30 rue Eugène-GilbertPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Rilba · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Show the other 5
Standing stone · protected 1965Menhir de la Sarre
Archaeological site · protected 1952Galerie souterraine gallo-romaine (égout)
War memorial · protected 2021Monument aux combattants
War memorial · protected 2021Monument aux morts du cimetière des Carmes
Monument · protected 1994Statue de Vercingétorix
Inscrit
152 inscrit monuments in Clermont-Ferrand
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared. 1 of them has no protection level on the list.
All 151, A to Z
Ancien collège des JésuitesAncien couvent de l'OratoireAncien couvent de la Visitation, à MontferrandAncien couvent des Ursulines de MontferrandAncien couvent, dit aussi caserne ou maison de la chasseAncien hôpital-sanatorium SabourinAncien hôtel VachierAncienne abbaye de Saint-AlyreAncienne chapelle du couvent des Carmes-DéchauxAncienne commanderie du Temple, à MontferrandAncienne halle aux toiles, à MontferrandAtelier d'Auguste BernardinBoutique A Trianon (pâtisserie)Chapelle de l'évêchéChapelle de la Visitation (anciennement chapelle du couvent des Jacobins)Chapelle des CordeliersChâteau de RabanesseChâteau des VergnesCité VaudoitCouvent de l'Immaculée ConceptionCouvent du Bon Pasteur ou des Cordeliers, à MontferrandÉglise Saint-EutropeÉglise Saint-Genès des CarmesÉglise Saint-JosephÉglise Saint-Pierre-des-MinimesFontaine au linteau sculpté située dans la cour de l'immeubleFontaine d'Urbain IIFontaine de la FlècheFontaine de la PyramideFontaine DelilleFontaine des LionsFontaine des Quatre-Saisons, à MontferrandFontaine du Lion, à MontferrandFontaine du TerrailFortifications d'agglomération de MontferrandFortifications gallo-romainesGare routière de Clermont-FerrandGrand magasin "les Galeries de Jaude"Halle aux blésHôpital généralHôtel Cote-BlatinHôtel d'Albiat ou Maison des Centaures, à MontferrandHôtel d'Aubière (ou de Pierrefitte)Hôtel Dauphin de MontrodeixHôtel de BourgogneHôtel de ChampflourHôtel de Fontenilhes, à MontferrandHôtel de la Faye des Forges, à MontferrandHôtel de la Porte, à MontferrandHôtel de MontboissierHôtel de RibeyreHôtel Dumas de Paulard, à MontferrandHôtel Gaschier, à MontferrandHôtel Jean Doyac, à MontferrandHôtel LedruHôtel Luillier d'OrcièresHôtel Mallet de Vendègre, à MontferrandHôtel Pradal, à MontferrandHôtel ReboulHôtel Reboul-SadournyHôtel, 14 place du TerrailHôtel, 3 rue de l'Abbé-LacosteHôtel, 31 rue des ChaussetiersHôtel-DieuImmeuble BargoinImmeuble ChabertImmeuble FourtonImmeuble MassonImmeuble PincotImmeuble, 1 rue de la TreilleImmeuble, 10 rue de CeyratImmeuble, 12 rue SavaronImmeuble, 15 rue Philippe-MarcombesImmeuble, 16 rue PascalImmeuble, 20bis rue FontgièveImmeuble, 22 rue des GrasImmeuble, 22 rue Georges-ClémenceauImmeuble, 22 rue PascalImmeuble, 24 bis rue des GrasImmeuble, 24 rue PascalImmeuble, 26 rue BlatinImmeuble, 26 rue des GrasImmeuble, 26 rue PascalImmeuble, 28 rue AudollentImmeuble, 28 rue des GrasImmeuble, 29 rue PascalImmeuble, 3 rue Paul-LeblancImmeuble, 30 rue des Petits-GrasImmeuble, 31 rue des GrasImmeuble, 33 rue MontlosierImmeuble, 35 rue des ChaussetiersImmeuble, 45 avenue Franklin-RooseveltImmeuble, 5 rue PascalImmeuble, 6 rue de la TreilleImmeuble, 9 rue Grégoire-de-ToursImmeuble, à MontferrandImmeuble, annexe de la mairieLycée Jeanne-d'ArcLycée MassillonMaison BergougnanMaison dite des Capucins, à MontferrandMaison du 15e siècleMaison du 16e siècleMaison ou hôtel de Lignat, à MontferrandMaison PestelMaison, 1 rue SavaronMaison, 10 rue TerrasseMaison, 12 place du TerrailMaison, 13 rue du PortMaison, 21 rue du PortMaison, 23 rue du PortMaison, 32 rue NeyronMaison, 38bis avenue de la RépubliqueMaison, 46 rue FontgièveMaison, 6 rue de la CoifferieMaison, 60 rue BlatinMaison, 62 rue BlatinMaison, 8 rue TerrasseMaison, 9, anciennement Hôtel-de-Ville (rue de l') rue Philippe-MarcombesMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaison, à MontferrandMaisons, à MontferrandMarché Saint-JosephOratoire, 14 rue MassillonPharmacie GrosPharmacie, 1 place RoyalePlateau dit des Côtes de Clermont (également sur communes de Blanzat, Durtol et Nohanent)Préfecture, boulevard DesaixSanctuaire de TrémonteixStatue de Desaix avec son socleSynagogue, 20 rue des Quatre-PasseportsVestiges de l'ancien évêchéVilla GiraudonVilla GrosVilla LiseVilla ou maison PingeotVilla Solange
48 more, named only by their kind
48 more are named in the list only by their kind: 26 buildings (immeubles), 14 houses (maisons), 3 town houses (hôtels) and 5 others, most from the 18th century. The 47 with an address are in the list above, by it.
13th c.1
14th c.2
15th c.3
16th c.5
17th c.9
18th c.12
19th c.6
20th c.7
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What’s protected
Most of Clermont-Ferrand’s monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes124
Religious buildings25
Public & civic8
Tombs & cemeteries7
Shops & trade6
Bridges & engineering4
Military & fortified1
Archaeological sites1
Houses & homes: 124 of 181 monuments (69%). 25 are religious buildings, 6 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 5 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Clermont-Ferrand’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.7
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.42
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution68
19th century 1801–190027
20th century and later since 190125
49 of 169 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Menhir de la Sarre (Prehistory). 12 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Clermont-Ferrand’s list has grown since 1840
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1926 · 261990 · 18
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1840: Église Notre-Dame-du-Port. That was France’s first list of monuments historiques, drawn up in Prosper Mérimée’s time as inspector. 26 were protected in 1926 alone. 9 have been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
102 people born in Clermont-Ferrand before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Gall Ier de Clermont
Gilberte Périer
Marguerite Périer
Antoine Léonard Thomas
Dumaniant
Jacques-Antoine Dulaure
Gilbert Breschet
Paul Gayrard
Agis-Léon Ledru
Léonard Morel-Ladeuil
Marie Pasteur
Paule Mink
Antoine Blatin
Henri Pognon
Édouard Michelin
Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges
Émile-Félix Gautier
Victor Pachon
Henri Mordacq
Joé Descomps
4506007509001050120013501500165018001950
GI
Gall Ier de Clermont489–553 · bishop of Clermont
GP
Gilberte Périer1620–1687 · French biographer, sister of Blaise Pascal
MP
Marguerite Périer1646–1733 · French nun, daughter of Blaise Pascal
AL
Antoine Léonard Thomas1732–1785 · French poet
D
Dumaniant1752–1828 · French actor
JA
Jacques-Antoine Dulaure1755–1835 · French historian, archaeologist and politician
GB
Gilbert Breschet1784–1845 · French anatomist
PG
Paul Gayrard1807–1855 · French sculptor
Everyone born in Clermont-Ferrand Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Clermont-Ferrand has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 100,700 to 185,100 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Clermont-Ferrand
In brief
Clermont-Ferrand in brief
The record in Clermont-Ferrand starts with Menhir de la Sarre, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 181 historic monuments, 29 of them classé, including Temple de Vasso Galate (murailles dites des Sarrasins). Its old center has been a secteur sauvegardé since 1964. Église Notre-Dame-du-Port is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For its size, it has more historic monuments than 89% of compared French towns. Cathédrale Notre-Dame sits at the heart of it all, with 13 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. The rest is about typical: 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Clermont-Ferrand
How many historic monuments are there in Clermont-Ferrand?
The Culture ministry lists 181 historic monuments in Clermont-Ferrand: 29 classé and 151 inscrit.
Which monuments in Clermont-Ferrand are classé?
29, among them Menhir de la Sarre, Menhir de Sainte-Anne, de Pierre-Longue ou de Beaulieu, dit borne milliaire, Galerie souterraine gallo-romaine (égout), Temple de Vasso Galate (murailles dites des Sarrasins), Église Notre-Dame-du-Port and Maison dite d'Adam et Eve, à Montferrand.
How old are the monuments of Clermont-Ferrand?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Clermont-Ferrand a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Clermont-Ferrand has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1964.
When were monuments in Clermont-Ferrand first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Clermont-Ferrand?
6.7% 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 9, 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.