ClasséHouse · protected 1912Maison FompeyrousePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Halles · Photo: Aristoi · CC BY-SA 3.026historic monuments
History of Cordes-sur-Ciel · Monuments historiques
26 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2012
The Culture ministry lists 26 historic monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 18 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 10th century. We have photos of 25 of them.
Monuments historiques
26
Classé
18
the highest protection
Inscrit
8
the second level
Oldest part
10th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
53%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Cordes-sur-Ciel in 25 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Chapelle du Saint-CrucifixClassé
Immeuble dit maison GaugiranClassé
Immeuble dit maison LadevèzeClassé
Maison Séguier ou du Grand EcuyerClassé
Maison du Grand FauconnierClassé+20See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Protected area
Cordes-sur-Ciel has had a protected historic area since 2012
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR76-96 | ZPPAUP July 24, 2012 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) July 24, 2012 |
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.
Map
Where Cordes-sur-Ciel’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Croix de fer forgé et doré
18 of 18classé monuments stand within 400 m of Croix de fer forgé et doré, with 25 of the town’s 26 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
26 monuments by protection
18 Classé8 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
18 classé monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 10 of the 18 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHouse · protected 1923Maison PrunetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséBuilding · protected 1923Immeuble dit maison GaugiranPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
Classé
ClasséTown gate · protected 1910Porte de ville, dite Porte des OrmeauxPhoto: Guiguilacagouille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown gate · protected 1923Porte du Vainqueur ou du PlanolPhoto: Guiguilacagouille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1923Immeuble dit maison Carrié-BoyerPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1922Immeuble dit maison LadevèzePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1875Maison du Grand FauconnierPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Guiguilacagouille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1923Maison du Grand VeneurPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Guiguilacagouille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1907Maison Séguier ou du Grand EcuyerPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChapel · protected 1984Chapelle du Saint-CrucifixPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1951Maison GorssePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
Classé
ClasséPresbytery · protected 1923Presbytère, Grande-RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
8 inscrit monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
Inscrit
Inscrit
InscritHospital · protected 1927Ancien hôpital Saint-JacquesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Aristoi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown gate · protected 1927Porte de ville dite de l'HorlogePhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown gate · protected 1928Porte de ville dite le PortanelPhoto: Guiguilacagouille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1973Immeuble, Grande-RuePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1927Maison du 14e sièclePart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Cordes-sur-Ciel
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes12
Military & fortified7
Religious buildings3
Public & civic1
Industrial1
Houses & homes: 12 of 26 monuments (46%). 3 are religious buildings, 3 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 2 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Cordes-sur-Ciel’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.22
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
22 of 26 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Maison Fompeyrouse (Middle Ages).
When protected
6 of Cordes-sur-Ciel’s monuments were protected in 1923
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1923 · 6
186018801900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1875: Maison du Grand Fauconnier. 6 were protected in 1923 alone. None has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
53% of homes in Cordes-sur-Ciel were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
53%
Before 1919
6.4%
1919–45
9.3%
1946–70
14%
1971–90
9.1%
1991–2005
8.7%
2006 on
Cordes-sur-CielMedian compared French town
53% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (53%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Cordes-sur-Ciel
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordes-sur-Ciel | 879 | 26 | 18 | Yes |
| Blaye-les-Mines | 2,902 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carmaux | 9,872 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn | 3,518 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Gaillac | 16,162 | 11 | 6 | Yes |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 3 | 2 | — |
In brief
Cordes-sur-Ciel in brief
Maison Fompeyrouse, from the 10th century, is the oldest monument in Cordes-sur-Ciel. In all there are 26 historic monuments, 18 of them classé. Of its homes, 53% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Croix de fer forgé et doré sits at the heart of it all, with 18 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. In 2024 the Mission Patrimoine picked Maison Séguier ou du Grand Ecuyer as a monument in danger to save.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2012. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 22 of 26. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Jean Deltel (1755) and Camille Raynaud (1868) were born here before 1900.
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 Cordes-sur-Ciel
How many historic monuments are there in Cordes-sur-Ciel?
The Culture ministry lists 26 historic monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 18 classé and 8 inscrit.
Which monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel are classé?
18, among them Maison Fompeyrouse, Maison Prunet, Église Saint-Michel, Immeuble dit maison Gaugiran, Porte de la Jane and Porte de Rous.
How old are the monuments of Cordes-sur-Ciel?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 10th century.
Is Cordes-sur-Ciel a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Cordes-sur-Ciel has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2012.
When were monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel first protected?
The first in 1875, the latest in 1984.
How old are the homes in Cordes-sur-Ciel?
53% 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.