No historic monuments in La Merlatière
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. The nearest town to La Merlatière with a classé monument is Essarts-en-Bocage, 4.4 km away.
The nearest classé monuments to La Merlatière
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 2.8 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Chauché | 4.7 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bellevigny | 6.3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte | 6.4 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 9 mi | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 9.4 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
22 towns in Vendée have protected historic areas: La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Les Herbiers, Fontenay-le-Comte, Luçon, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Pouzauges, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Mouchamps, Longeville-sur-Mer, Apremont and 10 more.
12% of homes in La Merlatière were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
12% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished since 2006 than in any other period (29%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
La Merlatière in brief
Old houses are part of La Merlatière’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. La Merlatière has nothing on the list; Essarts-en-Bocage, 2.8 mi away, is the nearest place with classé monuments.
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) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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