ClasséChurch · protected 1899Église Notre-Dame-du-BourgPhoto: Didier Descouens & Thierry Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de Rolland · Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.08historic monuments
History of Rabastens · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2021
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Rabastens: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). That’s 14 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 91% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 7 of them.
Monuments historiques
8
14 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
7
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
28%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Rabastens in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-Dame-du-BourgClassé
Hôtel de villeInscrit
Château de Saint-GéryInscrit
MaisonInscrit
Hôtel de La FiteInscrit+2See 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
Rabastens has had a protected historic area since 2021
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR76-109 | – December 22, 2021 | – |
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 Rabastens’ 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.
8 monuments by protection
1 Classé7 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
One classé monument in Rabastens
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.
Inscrit
7 inscrit monuments in Rabastens
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1970Château de Saint-GéryPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 2007Hôtel de RollandPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown hall · protected 1927Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 1960Église des Pénitents BlancsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1989Hôtel de La FitePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1960Maison, place Mont-del-PaPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1970Maison du 18e sièclePart of the building is protected
How old
How old Rabastens’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution4
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
3 of 7 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (12th & 14th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Age of homes
28% of homes in Rabastens were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
28%
Before 1919
8.3%
1919–45
14%
1946–70
17%
1971–90
15%
1991–2005
18%
2006 on
RabastensMedian compared French town
28% 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 (28%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Rabastens before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Auguste de Puységur
Gustave de Clausade
Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Gouzy
Paul Prouho
Ernest Malric
Luce Boyals
1800182518501875190019251950
GC
Gustave de Clausade1815–1888 · French politician
AP
Auguste de Puységur1808–1866 · French politician
RT
Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec1820–1888 · French writer
PG
Paul Gouzy1833–1919 · French politician
PP
Paul Prouho1849–1931 · French painter and felibre
EM
Ernest Malric1883–1966 · French politician
LB
Luce Boyals1892–1946 · Born at the end of the 19th century, in Rabastens (Tarn). French, Pai…
Everyone born in Rabastens Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Rabastens has the 2nd most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,800 to 5,900 residents, by historic monuments.
Rabastens8
#3 of 41for monuments per resident (14 per 10,000). Most per resident: Montmorillon, Dol-de-Bretagne and Rabastens.
The median town of these has 1. 16 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Rabastens
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabastens | 5,867 | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Coufouleux | 3,057 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 9,719 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 4,939 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Buzet-sur-Tarn Haute-Garonne | 2,963 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bessières Haute-Garonne | 4,310 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lavaur | 10,965 | 7 | 2 | — |
In brief
Rabastens in brief
For its size, Rabastens has more historic monuments than 91% of compared French towns. In all there are 8 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg. Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of its homes, 28% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Only one of the 41 towns nearest its size has more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2021. Of the 7 with a date, 4 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are houses and homes; and the list grew between 1899 and 2007.
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 Rabastens
How many historic monuments are there in Rabastens?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Rabastens: 1 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Rabastens are classé?
One: Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg.
How old are the monuments of Rabastens?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Rabastens a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Rabastens has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2021.
When were monuments in Rabastens first protected?
The first in 1899, the latest in 2007.
How old are the homes in Rabastens?
28% 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.