ClasséDolmen · protected 1924Dolmen de La Pierre-qui-virePhoto: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dolmen de La Pierre-qui-vire · Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.05historic monuments
History of Cheffois · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Cheffois: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). That’s 50 for every 10,000 residents; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 3 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
50 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
4
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
12%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Cheffois in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Cheffois’ 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.
5 monuments by protection
4 Classé1 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
4 classé monuments in Cheffois
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.
Classé
ClasséMonument · protected 1926Polissoir ou pierre à sculpturePhoto: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Funerary monument · protected 1926Pierre à cupules
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Cheffois
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Farm · protected 1984Ferme fortifiée de la GirardièrePart of the building is protected
Age of homes
12% of homes in Cheffois were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12%
Before 1919
7.4%
1919–45
12%
1946–70
29%
1971–90
19%
1991–2005
21%
2006 on
CheffoisMedian compared French town
12% 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 (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Cheffois
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheffois | 1,009 | 5 | 4 | — |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres | 5,121 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Sèvremont | 6,385 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Cerizay Deux-Sèvres | 4,793 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Cheffois in brief
Cheffois’s oldest monument, Dolmen de La Pierre-qui-vire, dates from prehistory. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 4 of them classé. Its housing is old: 12% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Beyond that, the list grew between 1924 and 1984.
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 Cheffois
How many historic monuments are there in Cheffois?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Cheffois: 4 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Cheffois are classé?
4, among them Dolmen de La Pierre-qui-vire, Église Saint-Pierre, Pierre à cupules and Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture.
How old are the monuments of Cheffois?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from prehistory.
When were monuments in Cheffois first protected?
The first in 1924, the latest in 1984.
How old are the homes in Cheffois?
12% 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) · 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.