ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1912Théâtre romain (restes de l'ancien)Photo: Céréales Killer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Théâtre romain (restes de l'ancien) · Photo: Céréales Killer · CC BY-SA 4.030historic monuments
History of Fréjus · Monuments historiques
30 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2000. The Culture ministry lists 30 historic monuments in Fréjus: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 14 inscrit (the second level). That’s 5 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 70% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 12 of them.
Monuments historiques
30
5 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
16
the highest protection
Inscrit
14
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
2.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Fréjus in 12 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Pont des EsclapesClassé
AmphithéâtreClassé
Aqueduc antique (restes de l')Classé
EvéchéClassé
Chapelle Saint-François-de-PauleClassé+7See 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 Fréjus’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.14
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.2
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19012
16 of 22 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Blocs de marbre antiques constituant un portique (Antiquity). 8 monuments have no date on the list.
Map
Where Fréjus’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce
9 of 16classé monuments stand within 400 m of Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce, with 14 of the town’s 30 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
30 monuments by protection
16 Classé14 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
16 classé monuments in Fréjus
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 4 of the 16 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséAqueduct · protected 1886Aqueduc antique (restes de l')Photo: Jean-Pierre Giovenco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCathedral · protected 1862Ensemble cathédral Saint-LéoncePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChapel · protected 1987Chapelle Saint-François-de-PaulePhoto: JPGO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBridge · protected 1939Pont des EsclapesPhoto: This illustration was made by ( User:Royonx ) and released under the license(s) stated above. You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit me and follow the terms of the license. Example : © Michel Royon / Wikimedia Commons If you use this · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséTown walls · protected 1886Remparts (restes)Photo: Auteur anonyme - éditeur Neurdin & Cie à Paris · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1840AmphithéâtrePhoto: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBishop’s palace · protected 1908EvéchéPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1886Thermes antiques (restes)
Archaeological site · protected 2021Vestiges archéologiques du vivier romain
Archaeological site · protected 1981Vestiges antiques du site archéologique du Clos de la Tour
Monument · protected 1886Ancien port romainPart of the building is protected
Archaeological site · protected 1958Mosaïque romaine dans la propriété Pelloux-Gervais (site archéologique du Clos de la Tour)
Archaeological site · protected 1921Muraille romaine percée de niches
Archaeological site · protected 1886CitadellePart of the building is protected
Inscrit
14 inscrit monuments in Fréjus
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 14, A to Z
Ancien couvent des DominicainesBlocs de marbre antiques constituant un portiqueChapelle Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem, dite aussi Chapelle CocteauChâteau AurélienElément de construction antiqueferme PerroudHôtel des Quatre-SaisonsMaison dite Maison MariaMaison, rue SieyèsMausolée de la Tourrache, situé au C.E.S. de la TourracheMosquée de MissiriSite archéologique du ReydissartTerrains de fouillesTerrains du quartier de Villeneuve
1 more, named only by its kind
One more is named in the list only by its kind: 1 house (maison), most from the 17th century. The one with an address is in the list above, by it.
What’s protected
Archaeological sites are the largest group in Fréjus
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Archaeological sites7
Religious buildings5
Houses & homes5
Military & fortified3
Public & civic2
Bridges & engineering2
Tombs & cemeteries1
Farm buildings1
Archaeological sites: 7 of 30 monuments (23%). 5 are religious buildings, 2 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 4 have no domain on the list.
Protected area
Fréjus has had a protected historic area since 2000
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR93-33 | ZPPAUP June 20, 2000 | AVAP (heritage area rules) May 15, 2017 |
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.
When protected
6 of Fréjus’ monuments were protected in 1886
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1886 · 6
1840186018801900192019401960198020002020
The first was protected in 1840. 6 were protected in 1886 alone. 1 has been added since 2011.
Age of homes
2.2% of homes in Fréjus were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
2.2%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
20%
1946–70
38%
1971–90
18%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
FréjusMedian compared French town
2.2% 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 (38%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Fréjus before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Pyramus de Candolle
Charles-Léonce-Octavien d'Antelmy
Barthélémy de Marin de Carranrais
Marc-Antoine Désaugiers
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Auguste Désaugiers
Augustin Grisolle
Raoul Gineste
Georges Servières
155016001650170017501800185019001950
MA
Marc-Antoine Désaugiers1739–1793 · French composer
EJ
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès1748–1836 · French priest and statesman
AG
Augustin Grisolle1811–1869 · French physician
GS
Georges Servières1858–1937 · French musicologist and music critic
PC
Pyramus de Candolle1566–1626 · Swiss noble, leader, colonel, Calvinist and printer
CL
Charles-Léonce-Octavien d'Antelmy1668–1752 · French catholic bishop
BM
Barthélémy de Marin de Carranrais1721–1802 · French military personnel
AD
Auguste Désaugiers1767–1841 · French diplomat
Everyone born in Fréjus Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Fréjus has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 54,400 to 65,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Fréjus
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fréjus | 59,719 | 30 | 16 | Yes |
| Saint-Raphaël | 37,113 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Puget-sur-Argens | 8,602 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 15,442 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel | 2,775 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 3,194 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Le Muy | 10,118 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Fréjus in brief
The record in Fréjus starts with Blocs de marbre antiques constituant un portique, which dates from Antiquity. All told, the list holds 30 historic monuments, 16 of them classé, including Théâtre romain (restes de l'ancien). Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce sits at the heart of it all, with 9 of the town’s classé monuments within 400 m. Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2000. Most of its dated monuments come from prehistory or Antiquity: 14 of 22. 2 of its monuments, Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem, dite aussi Chapelle Cocteau among them, carry the Architecture contemporaine remarquable label. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns.
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 Fréjus
How many historic monuments are there in Fréjus?
The Culture ministry lists 30 historic monuments in Fréjus: 16 classé and 14 inscrit.
Which monuments in Fréjus are classé?
16, among them Théâtre romain (restes de l'ancien), Thermes antiques (restes), Vestiges archéologiques du vivier romain, Vestiges antiques du site archéologique du Clos de la Tour, Ancien port romain and Aqueduc antique (restes de l').
How old are the monuments of Fréjus?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
Is Fréjus a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Fréjus has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2000.
When were monuments in Fréjus first protected?
The first in 1840, the latest in 2021.
How old are the homes in Fréjus?
2.2% 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 October 30, 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.