InscritHouse · protected 1989Maison de la Reine Jeanne (ensemble de bâtiments connus sous le nom de)Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Château de Brantes · Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Sorgues · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1988
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sorgues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest date from the 14th century. That’s 3.2 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 5 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
3.2 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
6
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
5.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Sorgues in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Maison de la Reine Jeanne (ensemble de bâtiments connus sous le nom de)Inscrit
Château de Saint-Hubert ou Hôtel de Saint-HubertInscrit
Chapelle Saint-SixteInscrit
ImmeubleInscrit+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.
Protected area
Sorgues has had a protected historic area since 1988
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR93-53 | ZPPAUP November 29, 1988 | ZPPAUP (heritage zone rules) November 29, 1988 |
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.
Map
Where Sorgues’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
6 monuments by protection
6 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.
Inscrit
6 inscrit monuments in Sorgues
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1987Château de BrantesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChapel · protected 1949Chapelle Saint-SixtePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Unknown 1900s · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1949Château de Saint-Hubert ou Hôtel de Saint-HubertPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritBuilding · protected 1991Immeuble, 300 rue DucrèsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bridge · protected 2001Pont des Arméniers ou des Arméniens
Born before 1900
4 people born in Sorgues before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Paul Faure
Achille Maureau
Paul Pons
Raphaël Dongier
18501875190019251950
PP
Paul Pons1864–1915 · French wrestler
PF
Paul Faure1852–1916 · French politician and lawyer
AM
Achille Maureau1860–1921 · French politician
RD
Raphaël Dongier1866–1929 · French physicist
Everyone born in Sorgues Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Sorgues
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorgues | 19,006 | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 8,913 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bédarrides | 5,671 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Vedène | 11,974 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Le Pontet | 18,386 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Althen-des-Paluds | 2,960 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 5,206 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Sorgues in brief
Sorgues has 6 historic monuments, including Château de Brantes. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1988. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Paul Pons (1864), Paul Faure (1852) and Achille Maureau (1860).
The oldest is Maison de la Reine Jeanne (ensemble de bâtiments connus sous le nom de), from the 14th century. Château de Brantes carries the Jardin remarquable label. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; it has 6 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 3); and 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 Sorgues
How many historic monuments are there in Sorgues?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sorgues: 6 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the monuments of Sorgues?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
Is Sorgues a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Sorgues has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1988.
When were monuments in Sorgues first protected?
The first in 1949, the latest in 2001.
How old are the homes in Sorgues?
5.2% 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 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.