ClasséCathedral · protected 1862Cathédrale Notre-DamePhoto: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne caserne Stengel · Photo: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.065historic monuments
History of Amiens · Monuments historiques
65 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 65 historic monuments in Amiens: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 49 inscrit (the second level). That’s 4.8 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 68% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 52 of them.
Monuments historiques
65
4.8 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
16
the highest protection
Inscrit
49
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Amiens in 52 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Hôtel Bouctot-Vagniez, actuellement Chambre régionale de Commerce et d'Industrie de PicardieClassé
Immeuble dit Maison du Bailliage ou la MalmaisonClassé
Maison du SagittaireClassé
Moulin Passe-ArrièreClassé
Ancien hôtel des Trésoriers de France, ou hôtel de Berny, actuellement Musée d'Art local et d'Histoire régionaleClassé+47See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
How old
How old Amiens’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.2
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution21
19th century 1801–190015
20th century and later since 19014
7 of 47 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Gisement de Saint-Acheul (Prehistory). 18 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Amiens’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame
5 of 16classé monuments stand within 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, with 19 of the town’s 65 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
65 monuments by protection
16 Classé49 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
16 classé monuments in Amiens
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 9 of the 16 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1941Maison du SagittairePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséIndustrial building · protected 1986Moulin Passe-AvantPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1993Ancien hôtel des Trésoriers de France, ou hôtel de Berny, actuellement Musée d'Art local et d'Histoire régionalePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBarracks · protected 1966Ancienne caserne StengelPart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCemetery · protected 1986Cimetière de la MadeleinePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 2006Église Sainte-AnnePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 2012Musée de PicardiePhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1994Hôtel Bouctot-Vagniez, actuellement Chambre régionale de Commerce et d'Industrie de PicardiePhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1906Église Saint-Germain-l'EcossaisPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBuilding · protected 1926Immeuble dit Maison du Bailliage ou la MalmaisonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséMilitary building · protected 1840CitadellePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTheater · protected 1922ThéâtrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: HaguardDuNord · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site · protected 1947Gisement de Saint-AcheulPart of the building is protected
Inscrit
49 inscrit monuments in Amiens
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 49, A to Z
Ancien couvent des Soeurs GrisesAncien évéchéAncien grand séminaireAncien hôtel ChristophleAncien hôtel des Trois-CaillouxBeffroi, place au FilBibliothèque municipaleChâteau d'eauCirque municipalCouvent de la Visitation-Sainte-MarieEcole du Sacré-CoeurÉglise Saint-AcheulÉglise Saint-Honoré et son presbytèreÉglise Saint-Remi et couvent des CordeliersEnsemble architecturalFontaine Saint-JulienGare Saint RochGisement quaternaireHôtel AcloqueHôtel Blin de BourdonHôtel BullotHôtel de la préfecture du département de la SommeHôtel DieuHôtel particulierHôtellerie de l'Angle (ou de l'Ange) d'Or (ancienne)Immeuble du Courrier Picard et vestiges du Couvent de la VisitationImmeuble, 17, 19 place au FeurreImmeuble, 7 rue PorionImmeuble, rue Saint-JacquesImmeubles sans affectation immédiate (ISAI) du groupe FaidherbeImmeubles, 51, 55 rue de MetzImprimerie YvertLogis du RoiMaison CozetteMaison dite du SamsonMaison Jules VerneMaison sise 122 boulevard Saint-QuentinMaison sise 6 rue Metz-l’Évêque et caves des 2, 4 et 6 rue Metz-l’ÉvêqueMaison, 16 rue CormontMaison, 42 rue Edmond-LebelMaison, 43 chaussée Jules-FerryMaisons, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, rue de la BaretteManufacture de Velours et Coton CosseratOnze maisons anciennes du quartier Saint-LeuPalais de JusticePavillon d'octroiPiscine Léon Pille dite « La Cheminote »Restes de l'abbaye Saint-Jean-des-PrémontrésVinaigrerie G. Brulé (ancienne)
9 more, named only by their kind
9 more are named in the list only by their kind: 4 buildings (immeubles), 4 houses (maisons) and 1 other, most from the 17th century. The 9 with an address are in the list above, by it.
13th c.1
15th c.1
16th c.1
17th c.2
18th c.1
19th c.1
undated2
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Amiens
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes28
Religious buildings11
Public & civic9
Industrial5
Military & fortified2
Bridges & engineering2
Tombs & cemeteries1
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 28 of 65 monuments (43%). 11 are religious buildings, 4 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 6 have no domain on the list.
When protected
Amiens’ list has grown since 1840
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
The first was protected in 1840. 4 were protected in 1926 alone. 13 have been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
133 people born in Amiens before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Pierre l'Ermite
Jean Bauhin
Jean Boulanger
Nicolas Barré
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Joseph Antoine Toussaint Dinouart
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Legrand d'Aussy
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
Pierre Amable Jean-Baptiste Trannoy
André Marie Constant Duméril
Auguste Dejean
Auguste Mimerel
Charles Louis Constant Pauquy
Théodose de Lagrené
Louis Porion
Charles Porion
Hyacinthe
Albert Dauphin
Charles Tellier
1050120013501500165018001950
Pl
Pierre l'Ermite1050–1115 · 11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First …
JB
Jean Bauhin1511–1582 · French physician
JB
Jean Boulanger1608–1680 · French engraver
NB
Nicolas Barré1621–1686 · French Minim friar, priest and founder
JB
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval1715–1789 · French general
JA
Joseph Antoine Toussaint Dinouart1716–1786 · French writer
PJ
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Legrand d'Aussy1737–1800 · French antiquarian and historian
PC
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos1741–1803 · French novelist, official and army general
Everyone born in Amiens Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Amiens
In brief
Amiens in brief
The record in Amiens starts with Gisement de Saint-Acheul, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 65 historic monuments, 16 of them classé, including Ancienne caserne Stengel. Cathédrale Notre-Dame and other monuments here are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its classé monuments cluster together: 5 of them stand within 400 m of Cathédrale Notre-Dame. Maison Jules Verne is one of the Maisons des Illustres, the homes of people who left their mark on France.
Of the 133 people born here before 1900, the best known include Pierre l'Ermite (1050), Jean Bauhin (1511) and Jean Boulanger (1608). The rest is about typical: it has 65 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 40); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and 6.9% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Amiens
How many historic monuments are there in Amiens?
The Culture ministry lists 65 historic monuments in Amiens: 16 classé and 49 inscrit.
Which monuments in Amiens are classé?
16, among them Gisement de Saint-Acheul, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Maison du Sagittaire, Moulin Passe-Avant, Ancien hôtel des Trésoriers de France, ou hôtel de Berny, actuellement Musée d'Art local et d'Histoire régionale and Moulin Passe-Arrière.
How old are the monuments of Amiens?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Amiens first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Amiens?
6.9% 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 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.