ClasséChurch · protected 1920Église Saint-PierrePhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Sépulcre · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Montdidier · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
Montdidier’s first monument was protected in 1920. Montdidier’s oldest monuments date from the 16th century. 3 of Montdidier’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
2.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Montdidier 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 Montdidier’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.
3 monuments by protection
2 Classé1 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 Montdidier
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1920Église Saint-SépulcrePhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Montdidier
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown hall · protected 2003Hôtel de villePhoto: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
2.4% of homes in Montdidier were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
2.4%
Before 1919
21%
1919–45
30%
1946–70
26%
1971–90
6.5%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
MontdidierMedian compared French town
2.4% 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 (30%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Montdidier before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean Fernel
Antoine Marie Rodolphe Liénart
Pierre Claude Hippolyte Pucelle
Louis-Édouard Rioult
Antoine Cauvel de Beauvillé
Paul Léon Aclocque
Urbain Wallet
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JF
Jean Fernel1506–1558 · French physician
UW
Urbain Wallet1899–1973 · French footballer
AM
Antoine Marie Rodolphe Liénart1748–1834 · French politician
PC
Pierre Claude Hippolyte Pucelle1752–1819 · French politician
LÉ
Louis-Édouard Rioult1790–1855 · French painter
AC
Antoine Cauvel de Beauvillé1815–1898 · French politician
PL
Paul Léon Aclocque1834–1893 · French politician, military personnel and painter
Everyone born in Montdidier Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Montdidier
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montdidier | 5,935 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Moreuil | 3,936 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Roye | 5,833 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Oise | 5,810 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ailly-sur-Noye | 2,648 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Breteuil Oise | 4,222 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Montdidier in brief
Montdidier has 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Église Saint-Sépulcre. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean Fernel (1506), Urbain Wallet (1899) and Antoine Marie Rodolphe Liénart (1748). Its homes are mostly newer: 2.4% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. The oldest is Église Saint-Pierre, from the 16th century. Beyond that, it has 3 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and the list grew between 1920 and 2003.
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 Montdidier
How many historic monuments are there in Montdidier?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montdidier: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Montdidier are classé?
2, among them Église Saint-Pierre and Église Saint-Sépulcre.
How old are the homes in Montdidier?
2.4% 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.