ClasséChâteau · protected 1987Château du Parc SoubisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Jean de Parthenay (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Mouchamps · Monuments historiques
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mouchamps: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). The oldest date from the 17th century. We have photos of 3 of them. Since 1987, Mouchamps has had a listed monument.
Monuments historiques
4
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
17th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
20%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Mouchamps 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.
Protected area
Mouchamps has had a protected historic area since 2009
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR52-78 | ZPPAUP December 2, 2009 | PVAP (heritage plan) December 2, 2009 |
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 Mouchamps’ 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.
4 monuments by protection
1 Classé3 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
One classé monument in Mouchamps
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 1 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Mouchamps
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritFunerary monument · protected 1998Lieu d'inhumation de Georges ClemenceauPhoto: François Sicard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritMonument · protected 2013Monument au Commandant Guilbaud
Age of homes
20% of homes in Mouchamps were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
20%
Before 1919
7%
1919–45
12%
1946–70
26%
1971–90
16%
1991–2005
19%
2006 on
MouchampsMedian compared French town
20% 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 (26%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
4 people born in Mouchamps before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Catherine de Parthenay
Pierre-Paul Clemenceau
Louis de La Douespe
René Guilbaud
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CP
Catherine de Parthenay1554–1631 · French noblewoman
RG
René Guilbaud1890–1928 · French aviator
PP
Pierre-Paul Clemenceau1749–1825 · French physician and politician
LL
Louis de La Douespe1779–1850 · French politician
Everyone born in Mouchamps Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Mouchamps has the 5th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 3,000 to 3,100 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Mouchamps
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouchamps | 3,015 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Les Herbiers | 16,521 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 2,560 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Fulgent | 3,994 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 6,851 | 2 | 1 | — |
In brief
Mouchamps in brief
Old houses are part of Mouchamps’s character: 20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 4 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Château du Parc Soubise. Only 4 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009.
Catherine de Parthenay (1554), René Guilbaud (1890) and Pierre-Paul Clemenceau (1749) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Château du Parc Soubise, from the 17th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1987 and 2013.
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 Mouchamps
How many historic monuments are there in Mouchamps?
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mouchamps: 1 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Mouchamps are classé?
One: Château du Parc Soubise.
Is Mouchamps a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Mouchamps has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2009.
How old are the homes in Mouchamps?
20% 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.