ClasséArchaeological site · protected 1882Ruines gallo-romaines d'HerbordPhoto: Jochen Jahnke sur Wikipédia allemand · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord · Photo: Jochen Jahnke sur Wikipédia allemand · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Sanxay · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sanxay: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). We have photos of 3 of them.
Monuments historiques
6
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
4
the second level
Oldest part
Antiquity
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
40%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Sanxay 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.
How old
How old Sanxay’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.1
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.4
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution0
19th century 1801–19000
20th century and later since 19010
5 of 5 dated monuments have parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord (Antiquity). 1 monument has no date on the list.
Map
Where Sanxay’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.
6 monuments by protection
2 Classé4 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 Sanxay
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.
ClasséChâteau · protected 1929Château de MarconnayPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Captainf1dus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
4 inscrit monuments in Sanxay
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChâteau · protected 1935Château de la CoincardièrePart of the building is protected
House · protected 1927Maison du 15e sièclePart of the building is protected
House · protected 1935Maison, route de VaslesPart of the building is protected
Age of homes
40% of homes in Sanxay were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
40%
Before 1919
17%
1919–45
12%
1946–70
17%
1971–90
8.5%
1991–2005
5.9%
2006 on
SanxayMedian compared French town
40% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (40%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Sanxay
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanxay | 548 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Rouillé | 2,533 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Boivre-la-Vallée | 3,024 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Lusignan | 2,544 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École Deux-Sèvres | 7,595 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Vouillé | 3,697 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Fontaine-le-Comte | 3,972 | 4 | 1 | — |
In brief
Sanxay in brief
The record in Sanxay starts with Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord, which dates from Antiquity. In all there are 6 historic monuments, 2 of them classé, including Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord. Its housing is old: 40% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Most of its dated monuments come from the Middle Ages: 4 of 5. The rest is about typical: most entries are houses and homes; Jules de Gastyne (1847) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1882 and 1935.
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 Sanxay
How many historic monuments are there in Sanxay?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sanxay: 2 classé and 4 inscrit.
Which monuments in Sanxay are classé?
2, among them Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord and Château de Marconnay.
How old are the monuments of Sanxay?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from Antiquity.
When were monuments in Sanxay first protected?
The first in 1882, the latest in 1935.
How old are the homes in Sanxay?
40% 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 8, 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.