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History of Fay · Monuments historiques

No historic monuments in Fay

25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Allonnes, 7.9 km from Fay, is the nearest town with a classé monument.

Heritage nearby

The nearest classé monuments to Fay

Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.

TownDistanceMonumentsClasséProtected area
Allonnes4.9 mi11Yes
Le Mans6 mi8425Yes
Domfront-en-Champagne6.9 mi41—
Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne7.1 mi21—
Vallon-sur-Gée7.4 mi42—
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe7.7 mi11—

16 towns in Sarthe have protected historic areas: Le Mans, La Flèche, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Allonnes, La Ferté-Bernard, Mamers, Le Lude, Saint-Calais, Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, Parcé-sur-Sarthe, Luché-Pringé, Assé-le-Boisne and 4 more.

Age of homes

26% of homes in Fay were built before 1919

Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).

26%
Before 1919
6.8%
1919–45
6.5%
1946–70
18%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
27%
2006 on
FayMedian compared French town

26% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (27%).

INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.

In brief

Fay in brief

Old houses are part of Fay’s character: 26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Fay has nothing on the list; Allonnes, 4.9 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.

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 4, 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.