ClasséCalvary · protected 1963Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourentPhoto: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourent · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.03historic monuments
History of Darney · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
The first listing in Darney dates from 1963. Darney’s oldest monuments date from the 15th century. 3 of Darney’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
1
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
15th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
23%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Darney 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 Darney’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.
3 monuments by protection
1 Classé2 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 Darney
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. Each card opens the monument’s page.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Darney
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritChurch · protected 1992Église Sainte-MadeleinePhoto: Jean-Pierre HUGUET · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChâteau · protected 1984Château, place de la CollégialePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Age of homes
23% of homes in Darney were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
23%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
25%
1946–70
31%
1971–90
3.6%
1991–2005
3.9%
2006 on
DarneyMedian compared French town
23% 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 (31%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
7 people born in Darney before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Jean-Baptiste-Marie-François Bresson
Charles Thomas Joseph Gabriel Lepaige
Hector Bresson
Nicolas Basile Bailly
Édouard Bresson
André Barbier
Roger Galmiche
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JB
Jean-Baptiste-Marie-François Bresson1760–1832 · French politician
CT
Charles Thomas Joseph Gabriel Lepaige1781–1865 · French politician
HB
Hector Bresson1794–1843 · French politician
NB
Nicolas Basile Bailly1817–1903 · French physician and politician
ÉB
Édouard Bresson1826–1911 · French politician
AB
André Barbier1885–1962 · French politician
RG
Roger Galmiche1885–1933 · French priest and historian
Everyone born in Darney Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Darney
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darney | 1,091 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Mirecourt | 4,700 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Xertigny | 2,589 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône | 2,814 | 1 | 1 | — |
In brief
Darney in brief
Old houses are part of Darney’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. In all there are 3 historic monuments, 1 of them classé, including Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourent. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jean-Baptiste-Marie-François Bresson (1760), Charles Thomas Joseph Gabriel Lepaige (1781) and Hector Bresson (1794). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1963 and 1992.
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 Darney
How many historic monuments are there in Darney?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Darney: 1 classé and 2 inscrit.
Which monuments in Darney are classé?
One: Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourent.
How old are the homes in Darney?
23% 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.