ClasséStanding stone · protected 1883Menhir dit Peyro-LebadoPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Filature Ramond · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.05historic monuments
History of Lacaune · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Lacaune: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 20 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
20 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
10%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Lacaune in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Menhir dit Peyro-LebadoClassé
FontaineClassé
Château de CalmelInscrit
Tour-silo de CalmelsInscrit+1See 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 Lacaune’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
2 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Menhir dit Peyro-Lebado (Prehistory).
Map
Where Lacaune’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.
5 monuments by protection
2 Classé3 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
2 classé monuments in Lacaune
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.
ClasséInscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Lacaune
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1927Château de CalmelPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritFarm building · protected 2007Tour-silo de CalmelsPhoto: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born before 1900
4 people born in Lacaune before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Joseph Terral
Jean-François de Cariés de Senilhes
Jean-Henri Dissiton de Gazel-Larambergue
Pierre Léon Bouisset
170017501800185019001950
JT
Joseph Terral1749–1837 · French politician
JF
Jean-François de Cariés de Senilhes1798–1862 · French soldier and officer
JH
Jean-Henri Dissiton de Gazel-Larambergue1808–1883 · French botanist
PL
Pierre Léon Bouisset1824–1900 · French writer
Everyone born in Lacaune Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
In brief
Lacaune in brief
Lacaune’s oldest monument, Menhir dit Peyro-Lebado, dates from prehistory. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Joseph Terral (1749), Jean-François de Cariés de Senilhes (1798) and Jean-Henri Dissiton de Gazel-Larambergue (1808) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1883 and 2007; and 10% 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 Lacaune
How many historic monuments are there in Lacaune?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Lacaune: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Lacaune are classé?
2, among them Menhir dit Peyro-Lebado.
How old are the monuments of Lacaune?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Lacaune first protected?
The first in 1883, the latest in 2007.
How old are the homes in Lacaune?
10% 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.