ClasséChurch · protected 1921église Saint-ÉtiennePart of the building is protectedPhoto: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye de la Trinité · Photo: Gordito1869 · CC BY 3.07historic monuments
History of Fécamp · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2007. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fécamp: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 4 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 65% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
7
4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
18%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Fécamp in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Ruines de l'ancien châteauClassé
église Saint-ÉtienneClassé
ImmeubleInscrit
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-SalutInscrit+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 Fécamp’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.
7 monuments by protection
4 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
4 classé monuments in Fécamp
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 4 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséAbbey · protected 1840Abbaye de la TrinitéPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gordito1869 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1910Ruines de l'ancien châteauPhoto: Pradigue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1983Portions de l'oppidum Camp du Canada
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Fécamp
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChapel · protected 1929Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-SalutPhoto: Bodoklecksel · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1978Immeuble, 73 rue ArquaisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Funerary monument · protected 2022Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918
Protected area
Fécamp has had a protected historic area since 2007
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR28-30 | ZPPAUP October 5, 2007 | AVAP (heritage area rules) March 20, 2018 |
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.
Age of homes
18% of homes in Fécamp were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
18%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
32%
1946–70
22%
1971–90
8.7%
1991–2005
6.7%
2006 on
FécampMedian compared French town
18% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
10 people born in Fécamp before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Richard Ier de Normandie
Richard de Saint-Léger
Claude Louis Michel de Sacy
François Alexandre Devaux
Alexandre Bertin
Jean Lorrain
Antonin Gosset
Georges Normandy
Henry E. Burel
Gaston Demongé
9001050120013501500165018001950
RI
Richard Ier de Normandie933–996 · 10th-century duke of Normandy
RS
Richard de Saint-Léger1150–1236 · bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
JL
Jean Lorrain1855–1906 · French Symbolist poet and novelist
CL
Claude Louis Michel de Sacy1746–1794 · French politician
FA
François Alexandre Devaux1840–1904 · French sculptor
AB
Alexandre Bertin1853–1934 · French painter
AG
Antonin Gosset1872–1944 · French surgeon and esperantist
GN
Georges Normandy1882–1946 · French playwright and literary critic
Everyone born in Fécamp Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Fécamp has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 16,700 to 18,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Fécamp7
#12 of 41for monuments per resident (4 per 10,000). Most per resident: Verdun, Lamballe-Armor and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.
The median town of these has 3. 4 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Fécamp
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fécamp | 17,313 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Goderville | 2,818 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 2,668 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Cany-Barville | 2,909 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Terres-de-Caux | 4,245 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Bolbec | 11,590 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Gruchet-le-Valasse | 3,008 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Fécamp in brief
The record in Fécamp starts with Portions de l'oppidum Camp du Canada, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Its housing is old: 18% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In 2026 the Mission Patrimoine picked Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Salut as a monument in danger to save.
Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2007. Richard Ier de Normandie (933), Richard de Saint-Léger (1150) and Jean Lorrain (1855) are among the 10 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1840 and 2022.
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 Fécamp
How many historic monuments are there in Fécamp?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fécamp: 4 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Fécamp are classé?
4, among them Portions de l'oppidum Camp du Canada, église Saint-Étienne, Abbaye de la Trinité and Ruines de l'ancien château.
How old are the monuments of Fécamp?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Fécamp a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Fécamp has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2007.
When were monuments in Fécamp first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Fécamp?
18% 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.