Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel · Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.07 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Le Broc: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 5 of them.
Le Broc in 5 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ancienne commanderie de Chassaing ou de ChauliacClassé
Château de LavaurClassé
Dolmen de LoubaresseClassé
Château fort du BrocInscrit+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 Le Broc’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
4 of 6 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Dolmen de Loubaresse (Prehistory). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Where Le Broc’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
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.
4 classé monuments in Le Broc
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 4 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
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Classé3 inscrit monuments in Le Broc
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritA protected historic area is on its way in Le Broc
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR84-119 | ZPPAUP August 6, 2003 | Still being drawn up |
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.
30% of homes in Le Broc were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
30% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Historic monuments in the towns around Le Broc
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Broc | 623 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 12 | 2 | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 0 | 0 | — |
Le Broc in brief
The record in Le Broc starts with Dolmen de Loubaresse, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 4 of them classé, including Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel. Its housing is old: 30% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 3 of 6. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; François Girot-Pouzol (1832) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1951 and 2011.
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 Le Broc
How many historic monuments are there in Le Broc?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Le Broc: 4 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Le Broc are classé?
4, among them Dolmen de Loubaresse, Château de Lavaur, Ancienne commanderie de Chassaing ou de Chauliac and Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel.
How old are the monuments of Le Broc?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Le Broc a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Le Broc is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
When were monuments in Le Broc first protected?
The first in 1951, the latest in 2011.
How old are the homes in Le Broc?
30% 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.