ClasséChurch · protected 1989Église Saint-NicolasPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Notre-Dame · Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.04historic monuments
History of Mamers · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2025
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mamers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 14th century. We have photos of 4 of them. Protection in Mamers began in 1911.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
24%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mamers 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
Mamers has had a protected historic area since 2025
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR52-88 | – December 14, 2025 | – |
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 Mamers’ 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.
4 monuments by protection
2 Classé2 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
2 classé monuments in Mamers
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséInscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Mamers
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown house · protected 1988Hôtel d'EspagnePhoto: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMarket hall · protected 1973Halle aux grainsPhoto: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
24% of homes in Mamers were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
24%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
19%
1946–70
30%
1971–90
11%
1991–2005
5.4%
2006 on
MamersMedian compared French town
24% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Mamers before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Guillaume Joseph Pelisson de Gennes
Louis Gabriel Guérin
Julien Guillaume Regnoust-Duchesnay
Jacques Triger
Jacques Langlais
Paul Surmont
Edmond Goblot
Raphaël Binet
Alfred Detrez
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JT
Jacques Triger1801–1867 · French geologist
GJ
Guillaume Joseph Pelisson de Gennes1753–1832 · French politician
LG
Louis Gabriel Guérin1759–1827 · French politician
JG
Julien Guillaume Regnoust-Duchesnay1770–1827 · French politician
JL
Jacques Langlais1810–1866 · French politician
PS
Paul Surmont1815–1892 · French politician
EG
Edmond Goblot1858–1935 · French sociologist
RB
Raphaël Binet1880–1961 · French photographer
Everyone born in Mamers Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Mamers has the 7th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 4,900 to 5,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Mamers4
The median town of these has 2. 9 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mamers
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamers | 4,996 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 31 | 6 | Yes |
| Mortagne-au-Perche Orne | 3,898 | 17 | 6 | Yes |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 8 | 0 | — |
In brief
Mamers in brief
Old houses are part of Mamers’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 4 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Only 6 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2025.
Of the 9 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jacques Triger (1801), Guillaume Joseph Pelisson de Gennes (1753) and Louis Gabriel Guérin (1759). The oldest, Église Saint-Nicolas, dates from the 14th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1911 and 1989.
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 Mamers
How many historic monuments are there in Mamers?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mamers: 2 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mamers are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Nicolas and Église Notre-Dame.
Is Mamers a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Mamers has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2025.
How old are the homes in Mamers?
24% 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.