ClasséMonument · protected 2007Observatoire, 9 avenue Charles-AndréPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Denys (fr) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Observatoire · Photo: Denys (fr) · CC BY 3.05historic monuments
History of Saint-Genis-Laval · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
The oldest monuments in Saint-Genis-Laval date from the 16th century. For every 10,000 residents Saint-Genis-Laval counts 2.4 monuments, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. We have photos of 5 of Saint-Genis-Laval’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
5
2.4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Saint-Genis-Laval in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Château de BeauregardInscrit
Château de LumagneInscrit
Château de la Tour (ancien)Inscrit
Villa ChapuisInscrit+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.
Map
Where Saint-Genis-Laval’s 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.
5 monuments by protection
1 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
One classé monument in Saint-Genis-Laval
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Saint-Genis-Laval
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1943Château de BeauregardPart of the building is protectedPhoto: PHILDIC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritHouse · protected 1986Villa ChapuisPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1943Château de la Tour (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Original téléversé par Klodo6975 sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
4.8% of homes in Saint-Genis-Laval were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.8%
Before 1919
3.6%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
45%
1971–90
15%
1991–2005
17%
2006 on
Saint-Genis-LavalMedian compared French town
4.8% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (45%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Saint-Genis-Laval before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Alphonse-Charles Gayet
Auguste Balouzet
Mathieu Jaboulay
Louisa de Mornand
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MJ
Mathieu Jaboulay1860–1913 · French surgeon
AC
Alphonse-Charles Gayet1833–1904 · French physician
AB
Auguste Balouzet1858–1905 · French painter
LM
Louisa de Mornand1884–1963 · French actress
Everyone born in Saint-Genis-Laval Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Saint-Genis-Laval has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 20,600 to 21,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Saint-Genis-Laval5
#7 of 41for monuments per resident (2.4 per 10,000). Most per resident: Chaumont, Sceaux and Lagny-sur-Marne.
The median town of these has 2. 7 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Genis-Laval
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genis-Laval | 21,212 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 38,168 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Irigny | 9,034 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Brignais | 12,503 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Vourles | 3,332 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chaponost | 9,382 | 3 | 1 | — |
| La Mulatière | 6,534 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Genis-Laval in brief
The official list counts 5 historic monuments in Saint-Genis-Laval, 1 of them classé. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Mathieu Jaboulay (1860), Alphonse-Charles Gayet (1833) and Auguste Balouzet (1858) are among the 4 people born here before 1900.
Its homes are mostly newer: 4.8% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest is Château de Beauregard, from the 16th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1943 and 2007.
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 Saint-Genis-Laval
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Genis-Laval?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Saint-Genis-Laval: 1 classé and 4 inscrit.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Genis-Laval?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 16th century.
When were monuments in Saint-Genis-Laval first protected?
The first in 1943, the latest in 2007.
How old are the homes in Saint-Genis-Laval?
4.8% 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.