ClasséChurch · protected 1924Ancienne église Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: isamiga76 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancienne église Saint-Pierre · Photo: isamiga76 · CC BY 2.07historic monuments
History of Doullens · Monuments historiques
7 historic monuments, 2 classé
For every 10,000 residents Doullens counts 12 monuments, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. The oldest monuments in Doullens date from the 13th century. We have photos of 3 of Doullens’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
7
12 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
13th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
8.7%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Doullens 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.
Map
Where Doullens’ 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
2 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
2 classé monuments in Doullens
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.
Town hall · protected 1998Salle du Commandement unique en l'hôtel de ville
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Doullens
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1966Ancienne maison communalePart of the building is protectedPhoto: moi-même · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMilitary building · protected 1978Ancienne citadellePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hospital · protected 1986Ancien Hôtel-DieuPart of the building is protected
Chapel · protected 2007Chapelle funéraire Maille-Lansorne
Monument · protected 2012Musée LombartPart of the building is protected
How old
How old Doullens’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution2
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19011
1 of 6 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancienne église Saint-Pierre (13th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Born before 1900
5 people born in Doullens before 1900
Their lives on one line.
René, Nicolas, Sulpice Hémery
Théophile Dinocourt
Octave Dusevel
Albert Ménil
Étienne Octave Dusevel
170017501800185019001950
RN
René, Nicolas, Sulpice Hémery1745–1807 · French politician
TD
Théophile Dinocourt1791–1862 · French novelist
OD
Octave Dusevel1840–1894 · French politician
AM
Albert Ménil1873–1948 · French politician
ÉO
Étienne Octave Dusevel1881–1950 · French politician
Everyone born in Doullens Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Doullens has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,700 to 5,800 residents, by historic monuments.
Doullens7
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (12 per 10,000). Most per resident: Saint-Martin-la-Pallu, Melle and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
The median town of these has 2. 13 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Doullens
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doullens | 5,751 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Frévent Pas-de-Calais | 3,259 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais | 4,677 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Albert | 9,521 | 5 | 1 | — |
In brief
Doullens in brief
Measured per resident, Doullens has more historic monuments than 89% of compared French towns. All told, the list holds 7 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Ancienne maison communale is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include René, Nicolas, Sulpice Hémery (1745), Théophile Dinocourt (1791) and Octave Dusevel (1840). The oldest, Ancienne église Saint-Pierre, dates from the 13th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1924 and 2012; and 8.7% 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 Doullens
How many historic monuments are there in Doullens?
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Doullens: 2 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Doullens are classé?
2, among them Ancienne église Saint-Pierre and Salle du Commandement unique en l'hôtel de ville.
How old are the monuments of Doullens?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 13th century.
When were monuments in Doullens first protected?
The first in 1924, the latest in 2012.
How old are the homes in Doullens?
8.7% 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.