ClasséTheater · protected 1970Théâtre gallo-romain (vestiges du)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Menhir du Vieux-Poitiers · Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.05historic monuments
History of Naintré · Monuments historiques
5 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Naintré: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). That’s 8.4 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 82% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. We have photos of 4 of them.
Monuments historiques
5
8.4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
7.3%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Naintré in pictures
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Théâtre gallo-romain (vestiges du)Classé
Menhir-polissoir de SouhéInscrit
Château de la Tour-de-NaintréInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Naintré’s 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
2 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
2 classé monuments in Naintré
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 2 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséStanding stone · protected 1892Menhir du Vieux-PoitiersPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Naintré
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1973Château de la Tour-de-NaintréPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritStanding stone · protected 1989Menhir-polissoir de SouhéPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
House · protected 2022Façades et toitures du logis de la Fontfermée
Towns its size
Naintré has the 6th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 5,900 to 6,000 residents, by historic monuments.
Naintré5
#7 of 41for monuments per resident (8.4 per 10,000). Most per resident: Ciboure, Grand-Champ and Benfeld.
The median town of these has 2. 7 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Naintré
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naintré | 5,964 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr | 2,908 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Châtellerault | 31,003 | 16 | 6 | Yes |
| Thuré | 2,765 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dissay | 3,101 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 7,528 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux | 4,385 | 2 | 2 | — |
In brief
Naintré in brief
Naintré’s oldest monument, Théâtre gallo-romain (vestiges du), dates from Antiquity. In all there are 5 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 82% of compared French towns. Only 5 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Beyond that, Fernand Augereau (1882) was born here before 1900; the list grew between 1892 and 2022; and 7.3% 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 Naintré
How many historic monuments are there in Naintré?
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Naintré: 2 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Naintré are classé?
2, among them Théâtre gallo-romain (vestiges du) and Menhir du Vieux-Poitiers.
How old are the monuments of Naintré?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Naintré first protected?
The first in 1892, the latest in 2022.
How old are the homes in Naintré?
7.3% 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.