ClasséStanding stone · protected 1981Menhir dénommé la Croix de SalvetatPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Église Saint-Pierre · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Monestiés · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Monestiés: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 36 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
36 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
25%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monestiés in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Menhir dénommé la Croix de SalvetatClassé
Église Saint-HippolyteInscrit
Château de Saint-HippolyteInscrit
Maison Lagrasse près de la porte fortifiéeInscrit+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.
Map
Where Monestiés’ 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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Monestiés
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséChurch · protected 1979Église Saint-PierrePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Monestiés
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1999Château de Saint-HippolytePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1971Maison Lagrasse près de la porte fortifiéePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1927Église Saint-HippolytePhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
25% of homes in Monestiés were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
25%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
15%
1946–70
28%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
9.7%
2006 on
MonestiésMedian compared French town
25% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1971 and 1990 than in any other period (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Monestiés
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestiés | 1,381 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Carmaux | 9,872 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Blaye-les-Mines | 2,902 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Arthès | 2,528 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Albi | 51,290 | 37 | 8 | Yes |
In brief
Monestiés in brief
The record in Monestiés starts with Menhir dénommé la Croix de Salvetat, which dates from prehistory. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Of its homes, 25% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, Jean François Campmas (1746) and Pierre de Cardonnel (1770) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1927 and 1999.
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 Monestiés
How many historic monuments are there in Monestiés?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Monestiés: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Monestiés are classé?
2, among them Menhir dénommé la Croix de Salvetat and Église Saint-Pierre.
How old are the monuments of Monestiés?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Monestiés first protected?
The first in 1927, the latest in 1999.
How old are the homes in Monestiés?
25% 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.