InscritChurch · protected 2022Église paroissiale Saint-SauveurPhoto: Arnoux Pascal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Maison néo-classique dite Jamme de la Goutine · Photo: Gustave Hautelle · CC BY-SA 3.04historic monuments
History of Mazamet · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments, none of them classé
The ministry first listed a monument in Mazamet in 1992. Mazamet’s monuments include Château de la Sagne and Église paroissiale Saint-Sauveur. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up. The oldest date from the 18th century.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
21%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mazamet in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Temple protestant dit Temple neuf ou Temple de la SagneInscrit
Église paroissiale Saint-SauveurInscritPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Mazamet’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
4 monuments by protection
4 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.
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Mazamet
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1992Maison néo-classique dite Jamme de la GoutinePhoto: Gustave Hautelle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTemple · protected 2015Temple protestant dit Temple neuf ou Temple de la SagnePhoto: ShreCk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château · protected 2022Château de la Sagne
Protected area
A protected historic area is on its way in Mazamet
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| Not numbered yet | – | Still being drawn up |
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.
Age of homes
21% of homes in Mazamet were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
21%
Before 1919
19%
1919–45
33%
1946–70
16%
1971–90
6.2%
1991–2005
4.7%
2006 on
MazametMedian compared French town
21% 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 (33%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
6 people born in Mazamet before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Baptiste Meyer
Henri Rivier
Léon Daures
Gustave Monod
Pierre Daure
Léon Pauléon
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JB
Jean-Baptiste Meyer1750–1830 · French politician
HR
Henri Rivier1868–1946 · Swiss chemist
LD
Léon Daures1877–1973 · French architect
GM
Gustave Monod1885–1968 · French pedagog
PD
Pierre Daure1892–1966 · French physicist
LP
Léon Pauléon1898–1986 · French actor
Everyone born in Mazamet Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Mazamet has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 9,900 to 10,300 residents, by historic monuments.
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The median town of these has 1. 10 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mazamet
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Castres | 42,505 | 22 | 7 | Yes |
| Saïx | 3,748 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Mazamet in brief
More of Mazamet’s homes are old than in most places: 21% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 4 historic monuments, including Maison néo-classique dite Jamme de la Goutine. Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Jean-Baptiste Meyer (1750), Henri Rivier (1868) and Léon Daures (1877) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Château de la Sagne, from the 18th century. Beyond that, the list grew between 1992 and 2022.
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 Mazamet
How many historic monuments are there in Mazamet?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mazamet: 4 inscrit, none classé.
Is Mazamet a protected historic area?
One is on the way: a site patrimonial remarquable for Mazamet is on the ministry’s list, but its rules are still being drawn up.
How old are the homes in Mazamet?
21% 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.