ClasséChurch · protected 1913ÉglisePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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History of Charmes · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
Charmes’s first monument was protected in 1913. The oldest monuments in Charmes date from the 16th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
6.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Charmes 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.
Map
Where Charmes’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
2 monuments by protection
1 Classé1 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. 1 monument has no point on the map.
Classé
One classé monument in Charmes
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
One inscrit monument in Charmes
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritHouse · protected 1926Maison du Chaldron dite des LoupsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: MARSON at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born before 1900
5 people born in Charmes before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Louis Léopold Buquet
Maurice Barrès
Albert Denis
Albert Tanant
Marcel Goulette
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Maurice Barrès1862–1923 · French novelist
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Louis Léopold Buquet1768–1835 · French politician and officer
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Albert Denis1866–1931 · French politician
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Albert Tanant1869–1945 · French soldier
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Marcel Goulette1893–1932 · French aviator
Everyone born in Charmes Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Charmes
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes | 4,484 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Mirecourt | 4,700 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 8,547 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Damelevières Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Blainville-sur-l'Eau Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,893 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Charmes in brief
Charmes has 2 historic monuments, 1 of them classé. Maurice Barrès (1862), Louis Léopold Buquet (1768) and Albert Denis (1866) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Maison du Chaldron dite des Loups, from the 16th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); the list grew between 1913 and 1926; and 6.8% 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 Charmes
How many historic monuments are there in Charmes?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Charmes: 1 classé and 1 inscrit.
How old are the homes in Charmes?
6.8% 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.