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Evéché
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Evéché

Classé historic monument since 1908One of 16 classé monuments in Fréjus; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
BBishop’s palace1908protectedPPartly protected
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About Evéché

Evéché is one of 16 classé historic monuments in Fréjus, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been classé since 1908. 12 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

La cité épiscopale de Fréjus est classée Monument Historique depuis 1908. L'évêché date du IVe siècle. Il est le plus ancien du Var et le second de France après Lyon.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Cité épiscopale de Fréjus” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00081611 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 10 minutes

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

Around it

4 more historic monuments within 150 m

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

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Evéché

Is Evéché protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1908 (Mérimée record PA00081611). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Evéché?

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.

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.