Church · protected 1984Église Sainte-Agnès
Château de Charentonneau (ancien) · Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.08historic monuments
History of Maisons-Alfort · Monuments historiques
8 historic monuments, 1 classé
The oldest monuments in Maisons-Alfort date from the 18th century. Maisons-Alfort has 1.4 monuments for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 3 of Maisons-Alfort’s monuments.
Monuments historiques
8
1.4 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
18th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
4.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Maisons-Alfort in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Maisons-Alfort’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.
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 Maisons-Alfort
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 Maisons-Alfort
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1979Château du RéghatPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1979Ecole nationale vétérinairePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1929Château de Charentonneau (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Industrial building · protected 1993Ancienne usine de la SuzePart of the building is protected
Home · protected 2007Cité d'Habitations à Bon Marché du Square Dufourmantelle, délimitée par la rue Jean-Jaurès, la rue de Rome, l'avenue de la Liberté et le square Gabriel-FauréPart of the building is protected
Monument · protected 1994Groupe scolaire Condorcet
Monument · protected 2002Groupe scolaire Jules-FerryPart of the building is protected
How old
How old Maisons-Alfort’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.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution1
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19015
The oldest dated: Château du Réghat (18th & 19th c.). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Age of homes
4.8% of homes in Maisons-Alfort were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
4.8%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
33%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
12%
1991–2005
9.8%
2006 on
Maisons-AlfortMedian compared French town
4.8% 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
5 people born in Maisons-Alfort before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Victor Rendu
Léon Renault
Amédée Chenal
Gabriel Volland
René Gabriel
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RG
René Gabriel1890–1950 · French designer
VR
Victor Rendu1809–1877 · French ampelographer
LR
Léon Renault1839–1933 · French politician
AC
Amédée Chenal1852–1919 · French politician
GV
Gabriel Volland1881–1947 · French poet and writer
Everyone born in Maisons-Alfort Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Maisons-Alfort
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-Alfort | 56,799 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Maurice | 14,506 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Alfortville | 45,531 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Joinville-le-Pont | 20,525 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Charenton-le-Pont | 28,830 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Créteil | 93,397 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 76,572 | 4 | 2 | — |
In brief
Maisons-Alfort in brief
The official list counts 8 historic monuments in Maisons-Alfort, 1 of them classé, including Château de Charentonneau (ancien). Of the 7 with a date, 5 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Château du Réghat, from the 18th century.
René Gabriel (1890), Victor Rendu (1809) and Léon Renault (1839) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 4.8% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 8 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 8); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and the list grew between 1929 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 Maisons-Alfort
How many historic monuments are there in Maisons-Alfort?
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Maisons-Alfort: 1 classé and 7 inscrit.
Which monuments in Maisons-Alfort are classé?
One: Église Sainte-Agnès.
How old are the monuments of Maisons-Alfort?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 18th century.
When were monuments in Maisons-Alfort first protected?
The first in 1929, the latest in 2007.
How old are the homes in Maisons-Alfort?
4.8% 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.