InscritManor house · protected 1991Manoir de PonsayPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Manoir de Ponsay · Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.01historic monument
History of Chantonnay · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument, none of them classé
Chantonnay’s monument has been protected since 1991. On the list it is Manoir de Ponsay. It dates from the 14th century.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
15%
median compared town 7.4%
Map
Where Chantonnay’s 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.
1 monuments by protection
1 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
One inscrit monument in Chantonnay
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Age of homes
15% of homes in Chantonnay were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
15%
Before 1919
6.3%
1919–45
16%
1946–70
31%
1971–90
18%
1991–2005
15%
2006 on
ChantonnayMedian compared French town
15% 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 (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
8 people born in Chantonnay before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Gabriel-Laurent Paillou
Alexis Louis Marie de Lespinay
Louis-Armand de Lespinay
Zénobe Alexis de Lespinay
Maurice Morand
Henri Rochereau
Jean Batiot
Raymond Boisdé
170017501800185019001950
GL
Gabriel-Laurent Paillou1735–1826 · Roman Catholic bishop
AL
Alexis Louis Marie de Lespinay1752–1837 · French politician
LA
Louis-Armand de Lespinay1789–1869 · French soldier
ZA
Zénobe Alexis de Lespinay1854–1906 · French politician
MM
Maurice Morand1869–1933 · French politician
HR
Henri Rochereau1883–1958 · French politician
JB
Jean Batiot1898–1953 · Roman Catholic bishop
RB
Raymond Boisdé1899–1981 · French politician
Everyone born in Chantonnay Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Chantonnay
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bournezeau | 3,452 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Mouchamps | 3,015 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 2,560 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 6,851 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Chantonnay in brief
Old houses are part of Chantonnay’s character: 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, including Manoir de Ponsay. Gabriel-Laurent Paillou (1735), Alexis Louis Marie de Lespinay (1752) and Louis-Armand de Lespinay (1789) are among the 8 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Manoir de Ponsay, from the 14th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has one historic monument, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and its only entry went on the list in 1991.
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 Chantonnay
How many historic monuments are there in Chantonnay?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chantonnay: 1 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Chantonnay?
15% 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.