InscritChâteau · protected 2009Domaine de RochefortPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Domaine de Rochefort · Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.01historic monument
History of Amplepuis · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument, none of them classé
Protection for Amplepuis’s monument dates from 2009. Listed, it is Domaine de Rochefort. Its origins go back to the 16th century.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Amplepuis’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
1 monuments by protection
1 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.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Amplepuis
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Age of homes
21% of homes in Amplepuis were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
19%
1946–70
21%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
12%
2006 on
AmplepuisMedian compared French town
21% 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 (21%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Amplepuis before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Claude de Rebé
Pierre François Colin
Jean-Baptiste Vietty
Georges Tholin
Adolphe Deteix
Suzie Bournet
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JB
Jean-Baptiste Vietty1787–1842 · French sculptor and archaeologist
CR
Claude de Rebé1587–1659 · French canon and provost
PF
Pierre François Colin1777–1858 · French politician
GT
Georges Tholin1843–1922 · French archivist
AD
Adolphe Deteix1892–1967 · French painter
SB
Suzie Bournet1894–1953 · French poet
Everyone born in Amplepuis Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Amplepuis
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplepuis | 4,876 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 5,771 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Tarare | 10,893 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Cours | 4,306 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 5,305 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Le Coteau Loire | 6,845 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Val d'Oingt | 4,117 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Amplepuis in brief
More of Amplepuis’s homes are old than in most places: 21% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 1 historic monument, including Domaine de Rochefort. Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-Baptiste Vietty (1787), Claude de Rebé (1587) and Pierre François Colin (1777). The oldest is Domaine de Rochefort, from the 16th century. The rest is about typical: it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and its only entry went on the list in 2009.
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 Amplepuis
How many historic monuments are there in Amplepuis?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Amplepuis: 1 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Amplepuis?
21% 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 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.