ClasséStanding stone · protected 1938Menhir debout et menhir couchéPhoto: 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 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Villa Magali · Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Saint-Raphaël · Monuments historiques
6 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 6 historic monuments in Saint-Raphaël: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 1.6 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
1.6 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
2.4%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Saint-Raphaël in 5 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église (ancienne) et tour attenanteClassé
Menhir debout et menhir couchéClassé
Menhir dit Pierre LevéeClassé
Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-VictoireInscrit+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.
Map
Where Saint-Raphaël’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.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 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
3 classé monuments in Saint-Raphaël
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.
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1910Menhir dit Pierre LevéePhoto: 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 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChurch · protected 1907Église (ancienne) et tour attenantePhoto: MartinPutz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Saint-Raphaël
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 2025Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-VictoirePhoto: MartinPutz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1989Villa MagaliPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Building · protected 1943Immeubles aux abords de l'ancienne église classéePart of the building is protected
Protected area
Saint-Raphaël has 3 protected historic areas
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR93-10 | – July 22, 2022 | – |
| SPR93-41 | – July 22, 2022 | – |
| SPR93-42 | – July 22, 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.
Age of homes
2.4% of homes in Saint-Raphaël were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
2.4%
Before 1919
3.7%
1919–45
22%
1946–70
32%
1971–90
19%
1991–2005
20%
2006 on
Saint-RaphaëlMedian compared French town
2.4% 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 (32%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saint-Raphaël
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Raphaël | 37,113 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Fréjus | 59,719 | 30 | 16 | 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 | — |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule Alpes-Maritimes | 21,640 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Raphaël in brief
Menhir debout et menhir couché, from prehistory, is the oldest monument in Saint-Raphaël. All told, the list holds 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé. Parts of it lie in 3 sites patrimoniaux remarquables, the first protected in 2022. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.4% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 6 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 4); per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and Auguste Reynaud (1891) was born here before 1900.
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 Saint-Raphaël
How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Raphaël?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Saint-Raphaël: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Saint-Raphaël are classé?
3, among them Menhir debout et menhir couché, Menhir dit Pierre Levée and Église (ancienne) et tour attenante.
How old are the monuments of Saint-Raphaël?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
Is Saint-Raphaël a protected historic area?
Yes: Saint-Raphaël has 3 sites patrimoniaux remarquables, the first since 2022.
When were monuments in Saint-Raphaël first protected?
The first in 1907, the latest in 2025.
How old are the homes in Saint-Raphaël?
2.4% 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.