ClasséChurch · protected 1932Église Saint-MartinPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Nicolas Fressengeas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Martin · Photo: Nicolas Fressengeas · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Chagny · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2019
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Chagny: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 11 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 87% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century.
Monuments historiques
6
11 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Chagny in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Chagny has had a protected historic area since 2019
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR27-54 | AVAP December 19, 2019 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 19, 2019 |
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 Chagny’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 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.
Classé
3 classé monuments in Chagny
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Chagny
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritEngineering work · protected 1939Borne-colonnePhoto: Brigitte Pourquier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cross · protected 1997Croix du 15e siècle du château de Bellecroix
Engineering work · protected 2020Poste d’aiguillage n°2
How old
How old Chagny’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Saint-Martin (12th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Age of homes
12% of homes in Chagny were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
8.4%
1919–45
28%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
11%
2006 on
ChagnyMedian compared French town
12% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Towns its size
Chagny has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,300 to 5,400 residents, by historic monuments.
Chagny6
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (11 per 10,000). Most per resident: Gray, Commercy and Saint-Astier.
The median town of these has 1. 16 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Chagny
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagny | 5,350 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Beaune Côte-d'Or | 20,352 | 37 | 16 | Yes |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 46 | 9 | Yes |
In brief
Chagny in brief
The record in Chagny starts with Église Saint-Martin, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Église Saint-Martin. Of its homes, 12% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Per resident, it has more historic monuments than 87% of compared French towns.
Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2019. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are bridges and engineering works; and the list grew between 1921 and 2020.
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 Chagny
How many historic monuments are there in Chagny?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Chagny: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Chagny are classé?
3, among them Église Saint-Martin, Borne armoriée and Apothicairerie de l'hôpital.
How old are the monuments of Chagny?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Chagny a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Chagny has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2019.
When were monuments in Chagny first protected?
The first in 1921, the latest in 2020.
How old are the homes in Chagny?
12% 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) · 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.