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Enceinte médiévale
Photo: Georges Seguin ( Okki ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Enceinte médiévale

Classé historic monument since 1921One of 3 classé monuments in Cucuron; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
TTown walls1921protectedPPartly protected
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About Enceinte médiévale

Enceinte médiévale is one of 3 classé historic monuments in Cucuron, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been classé since 1921. 3 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00082036 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: 3 monuments in about 5 minutes

Cucuron · about 0.2 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 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 Enceinte médiévale

Is Enceinte médiévale protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1921 (Mérimée record PA00082036). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Enceinte médiévale?

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.