ClasséDolmen · protected 1889Dolmen dit La pierre de la FéePhoto: Martinp1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen dit La pierre de la Fée · Photo: Martinp1 · CC BY-SA 3.09historic monuments
History of Draguignan · Monuments historiques
9 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2022. The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Draguignan: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). That’s 2.2 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
9
2.2 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
8.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Draguignan in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Chapelle de Saint-HermentaireClassé
Maisons médiévalesInscrit
Tour de l'HorlogeInscrit
Chapelle Saint-SauveurInscrit+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 Draguignan’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.2
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.3
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 8 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Dolmen dit La pierre de la Fée (Prehistory). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Draguignan’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.
9 monuments by protection
3 Classé6 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
3 classé monuments in Draguignan
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.
ClasséChapel · protected 2014Chapelle de Saint-HermentairePhoto: Edouard-rainaut · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Standing stone · protected 1969Menhir, 19 rue Frédéric-Mireur
Inscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Draguignan
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Inscrit
InscritChapel · protected 1993Chapelle Saint-SauveurPhoto: Edouard-rainaut · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritFortified house · protected 1926Tour de l'HorlogePhoto: Dracénois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 1926Maison dite de la Reine Jeanne
Convent · protected 2014Ancien couvent des Capucins, ancien hôpital civil
Archaeological site · protected 1951Vestiges archéologiques
Protected area
Draguignan has had a protected historic area since 2022
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR93-35 | AVAP September 21, 2022 | AVAP (heritage area rules) September 21, 2022 |
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.
Born before 1900
21 people born in Draguignan before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Bernardin Mimault
Pierre-Jean de Boyer d'Eguilles
Jean-François de Rafélis de Broves
Blaise Berlier
Honoré Muraire
Jacques Athanase de Lombard-Taradeau
Augustin Alleman
Jean Joseph Arnaud
Claude Gay
Césarie Farrenc
Louis Edmond Baume
Abel Douay
Pierre Clément
Amédée de Savignhac
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
Frédéric Mireur
Eugène Félix Angles
Frejol
Paul Alphandéry
Lily Pons
16001650170017501800185019001950
HM
Honoré Muraire1750–1837 · French politician
CG
Claude Gay1800–1873 · French botanist, naturalist and illustrator
AD
Abel Douay1809–1870 · French general
PC
Pierre Clément1809–1870 · French political economist and historian
HM
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès1817–1880 · French chemist
LP
Lily Pons1898–1976 · American opera singer and actress
BM
Bernardin Mimault1609–1673 · French painter
PJ
Pierre-Jean de Boyer d'Eguilles1682–1757 · French member of parliament
Everyone born in Draguignan Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Draguignan
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draguignan | 40,826 | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Trans-en-Provence | 6,905 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Figanières | 2,762 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Flayosc | 4,673 | 2 | 0 | — |
| La Motte | 3,071 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Les Arcs | 8,109 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lorgues | 9,849 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
In brief
Draguignan in brief
Draguignan’s oldest monument, Dolmen dit La pierre de la Fée, dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 9 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Dolmen dit La pierre de la Fée. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2022. Honoré Muraire (1750), Claude Gay (1800) and Abel Douay (1809) are among the 21 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 9 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 1889 and 2014.
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 Draguignan
How many historic monuments are there in Draguignan?
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Draguignan: 3 classé and 6 inscrit.
Which monuments in Draguignan are classé?
3, among them Dolmen dit La pierre de la Fée and Chapelle de Saint-Hermentaire.
How old are the monuments of Draguignan?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Draguignan a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Draguignan has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2022.
When were monuments in Draguignan first protected?
The first in 1889, the latest in 2014.
How old are the homes in Draguignan?
8.8% 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 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.