ClasséChurch · protected 1913Église Saints-Pierre-et-PaulPhoto: Claude Duroy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul · Photo: Claude Duroy · CC BY-SA 3.010historic monuments
History of Givry · Monuments historiques
10 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Givry: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 8 of them.
Monuments historiques
10
28 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
5
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
20%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Givry in 8 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Hôtel de villeClassé
Halle rondeClassé
Maison-Dieu (ancienne)Classé
Fontaine aux DauphinsClassé
Domaine BessonInscrit+3See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Towns its size
Givry has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,600 to 3,600 residents, by historic monuments.
Givry10
#5 of 41for monuments per resident (28 per 10,000). Most per resident: Fontvieille, Saint-Tropez and Masevaux-Niederbruck.
The median town of these has 1. 14 of the 41 have none.
Map
Where Givry’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
4 of 5classé monuments stand within 400 m of Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, with 5 of the town’s 10 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
10 monuments by protection
5 Classé5 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
5 classé monuments in Givry
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 5 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséFountain · protected 1931Fontaine aux DauphinsPhoto: Claude Duroy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
Classé
ClasséHospital · protected 1921Maison-Dieu (ancienne)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Givry
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1941Église de Cortiambles (ancienne)Photo: Flobogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFarm building · protected 1997Domaine BessonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFountain · protected 1932Fontaine, place de la HallePhoto: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Farm building · protected 1970Cellier aux MoinesPart of the building is protected
Cross · protected 1927Croix
What’s protected
Churches and religious buildings are the largest group in Givry
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Religious buildings3
Houses & homes2
Public & civic2
Farm buildings2
Shops & trade1
Religious buildings: 3 of 10 monuments (30%).
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once.
How old
How old Givry’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.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 9 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Cellier aux Moines (12th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
When protected
3 of Givry’s monuments were protected in 1931
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1913: Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul. 3 were protected in 1931 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
20% of homes in Givry were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
20%
Before 1919
6.1%
1919–45
11%
1946–70
35%
1971–90
18%
1991–2005
10%
2006 on
GivryMedian compared French town
20% 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 (35%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Givry
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givry | 3,598 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 46 | 9 | Yes |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chagny | 5,350 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
In brief
Givry in brief
For its size, Givry has more historic monuments than 97% of compared French towns. In all there are 10 historic monuments, 5 of them classé. The oldest, Cellier aux Moines, dates from the 12th century. Of its homes, 20% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul sits at the heart of it all, with 4 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Vivant-Jean Brunet-Denon (1778) was born here before 1900.
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 Givry
How many historic monuments are there in Givry?
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Givry: 5 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Givry are classé?
5, among them Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, Fontaine aux Dauphins, Hôtel de ville, Halle ronde and Maison-Dieu (ancienne).
How old are the monuments of Givry?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Givry first protected?
The first in 1913, the latest in 1997.
How old are the homes in Givry?
20% 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.