ClasséCommandery · protected 1913Ancienne commanderie d'AuzonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: JF Lavrard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Pont Henri IV · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.016historic monuments
History of Châtellerault · Monuments historiques
16 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Châtellerault: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 10 inscrit (the second level). That’s 5.2 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 70% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 12th century. We have photos of 14 of them.
Monuments historiques
16
5.2 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
6
the highest protection
Inscrit
10
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
11%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Châtellerault in 14 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Pont Camille-de-HoguesClassé
Théâtre municipalClassé
Hôtel des SibyllesClassé
Ancienne commanderie d'AuzonClassé
Maison de DescartesClassé+9See 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
Châtellerault has had a protected historic area since 2008
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR75-135 | ZPPAUP December 17, 2008 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 8, 2019 |
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 Châtellerault’s monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Hôtel des Sibylles
3 of 6classé monuments stand within 400 m of Hôtel des Sibylles, with 6 of the town’s 16 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
16 monuments by protection
6 Classé10 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
6 classé monuments in Châtellerault
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 2 of the 6 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséTown house · protected 1995Hôtel des SibyllesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Victor-Emmanuel Duc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
Classé
Classé
ClasséInscrit
10 inscrit monuments in Châtellerault
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1973Ancienne église Saint-RomainPhoto: Gonetofrance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritPublic building · protected 1929Bourse du TravailPart of the building is protectedPhoto: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritTown house · protected 1932Hôtel Nicolas AlamanPhoto: Gonetofrance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritSchool · protected 2004Institution Saint-GabrielPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Gonetofrance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritIndustrial building · protected 1989Manufacture d'armes, actuellement Musée de l'automobilePart of the building is protectedPhoto: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
InscritChâteau · protected 1972ChâteauPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pierre Mairé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Church · protected 1942Ancienne église Notre-Dame
Building · protected 2017immeubles, 27, 29 rue de Sully
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Châtellerault
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes6
Religious buildings4
Public & civic2
Bridges & engineering2
Industrial1
Houses & homes: 6 of 16 monuments (38%). 4 are religious buildings, 1 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 1 has no domain on the list.
How old
How old Châtellerault’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.5
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution6
19th century 1801–19003
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 14 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon (12th c.). 2 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Châtellerault’s list has grown since 1913
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1913: Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon and Pont Henri IV. 2 have been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
25 people born in Châtellerault before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
Aliénor de Châtellerault
Charles Guillard
Jérôme-Joseph Geoffroy de Limon
Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche
Louis-Charles Martineau
François-Hilaire Gilbert
Louis Martineau
Robert-Auguste Creuzé
Pierre Pleignard
Paul Proa
Alfred Hérault
Camille Pagé
Adrien Creuzé
Charles Sabourin
Rodolphe Salis
Abel Barré
Célestin Contancin
Jules Duvau
Roger Grand
Pierre Alcover
120013501500165018001950
AC
Aliénor de Châtellerault1103–1130 · Mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine
JA
Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche1749–1800 · French economist and politician
CS
Charles Sabourin1849–1920 · French pathologist
RS
Rodolphe Salis1851–1897 · French theatre director
RG
Roger Grand1874–1962 · French historian, archivist and politician
PA
Pierre Alcover1893–1957 · French actor
CG
Charles Guillard1457–1537 · French diplomat
JJ
Jérôme-Joseph Geoffroy de Limon1746–1799 · French politician
Everyone born in Châtellerault Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Châtellerault has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 29,700 to 32,500 residents, by historic monuments.
Châtellerault16
#11 of 41for monuments per resident (5.2 per 10,000). Most per resident: Paris 3e, Lyon 2e and Vienne.
The median town of these has 3. 3 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Châtellerault
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtellerault | 31,003 | 16 | 6 | Yes |
| Thuré | 2,765 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Naintré | 5,964 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr | 2,908 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain | 2,959 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dissay | 3,101 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 7,528 | 8 | 1 | — |
In brief
Châtellerault in brief
The record in Châtellerault starts with Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon, which dates from the 12th century. In all there are 16 historic monuments, 6 of them classé, including Pont Henri IV. Its classé monuments cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Hôtel des Sibylles. In 2018 the Mission Patrimoine picked église Saint-Jacques as a monument in danger to save.
Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008. Of the 25 people born here before 1900, the best known include Aliénor de Châtellerault (1103), Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche (1749) and Charles Sabourin (1849). The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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 Châtellerault
How many historic monuments are there in Châtellerault?
The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Châtellerault: 6 classé and 10 inscrit.
Which monuments in Châtellerault are classé?
6, among them Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon, Hôtel des Sibylles, Maison de Descartes, Pont Henri IV, Pont Camille-de-Hogues and Théâtre municipal.
How old are the monuments of Châtellerault?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
Is Châtellerault a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Châtellerault has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 2008.
When were monuments in Châtellerault first protected?
The first in 1913, the latest in 2018.
How old are the homes in Châtellerault?
11% 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.