Photo: Frachet · CC BY-SA 3.0No historic monuments in Saint-Fons
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Lyon 8e, 3.4 km from Saint-Fons, is the nearest town with a classé monument.
The nearest classé monuments to Saint-Fons
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 8e | 2.1 mi | 4 | 1 | — |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 2.4 mi | 5 | 3 | — |
| Irigny | 2.7 mi | 3 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Genis-Laval | 3.3 mi | 5 | 1 | — |
| Lyon 3e | 3.4 mi | 6 | 1 | — |
| Lyon 2e | 3.6 mi | 63 | 7 | — |
14 towns in Rhône have protected historic areas: Lyon, Villeurbanne, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Anse, Neuville-sur-Saône, Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, Thizy-les-Bourgs, Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, Albigny-sur-Saône, Pommiers, Savigny and 2 more.
2.3% of homes in Saint-Fons were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
2.3% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Saint-Fons in brief
Nothing in Saint-Fons is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Lyon 8e, 2.1 mi away. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.3% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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) · 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).
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