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Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce
Photo: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce

Also called Cathédrale Saint-Léonce, baptistère et cloître

place Formigé ; rue de Fleury ; place Calvini ; rue Bausset, Fréjus

Classé historic monument since 1862One of 16 classé monuments in Fréjus; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CCathedralS5th–13th c.1862protectedPPartly protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce

Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce is one of 16 classé historic monuments in Fréjus, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It is built in the Gothic style. It dates from the 5th–13th c. Part of it has been classé since 1862. 13 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00081606 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes

Fréjus · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Ensemble cathédral Saint-LéonceStart here
  2. 2Remparts (restes)Classé · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Porte DoréeClassé · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Ancien couvent des DominicainesInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Hôtel des Quatre-SaisonsInscrit · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Chapelle Saint-François-de-PauleClassé0.2 miVestiges archéologiques du vivier romainClassé0.2 miVestiges antiques du site archéologique du Clos de la TourClassé0.2 miAncien port romainClassé0.2 miTerrains de fouillesInscrit0.2 miThéâtre romain (restes de l'ancien)Classé0.3 mi
Around it

4 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CEvéché42 mIMaison dite Maison Maria93 mIMaison, rue Sieyès113 mCRemparts (restes)144 m
More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Église (ancienne) et tour attenanteSaint-Raphaël · 1.7 mi away
Monastère de la Celle, dit aussi de Sainte-Roseline (ancien)Les Arcs · 11.6 mi away
Chapelle Sainte-AnneSaint-Tropez · 12.9 mi away
Église paroissiale (ancienne)Taradeau · 15.3 mi away
Église Saint-MichelGrimaud · 15.3 mi away
Chapelle de Saint-HermentaireDraguignan · 15.6 mi away
Chapelle Saint-SauveurCannes · 16.1 mi away
Chapelle de la TrinitéCannes · 16.7 mi away

Questions about Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce

Is Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1862 (Mérimée record PA00081606). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Ensemble cathédral Saint-Léonce built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 5th–13th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.