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Beffroi
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Beffroi

Classé historic monument since 1896One of 3 classé monuments in Lucheux; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
PPublic building1896protected
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About Beffroi

Beffroi is one of 3 classé historic monuments in Lucheux, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has been classé since 1896. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

Le Beffroi de Lucheux est un beffroi, en même temps qu'une porte fortifiée, situé à Lucheux, au nord du département de la Somme. Il est inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO au titre de Beffrois de Belgique et de France depuis 2005.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Beffroi de Lucheux” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00116193 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 monuments in about 10 minutes

Lucheux · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Beffroi

Is Beffroi protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1896 (Mérimée record PA00116193).

Can you visit Beffroi?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.