InscritFarm · protected 1979Ferme (ancienne) dite immeuble ChevrotonPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ferme (ancienne) dite immeuble Chevroton · Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.02historic monuments
History of Gérardmer · Monuments historiques
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
The ministry first listed a monument in Gérardmer in 1972. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gérardmer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest date from the 16th century.
Monuments historiques
2
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
2
the second level
Oldest part
16th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
5.2%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Gérardmer 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.
Protected area
Gérardmer has had a protected historic area since 1995
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR44-45 | ZPPAUP July 7, 1995 | AVAP (heritage area rules) December 11, 2015 |
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 Gérardmer’s 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
2 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.
Inscrit
2 inscrit monuments in Gérardmer
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBridge · protected 1972Pont dit Pont-des-FéesPhoto: Christian Amet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Gérardmer
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérardmer | 7,581 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| La Bresse | 3,853 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Granges-Aumontzey | 2,529 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cornimont | 3,027 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vagney | 3,843 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anould | 3,234 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | 2,566 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Gérardmer in brief
The official list counts 2 historic monuments in Gérardmer, including Ferme (ancienne) dite immeuble Chevroton. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995. The oldest, Ferme (ancienne) dite immeuble Chevroton, dates from the 16th century. Beyond that, it has 2 historic monuments, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); Maximilien Kelsch (1844) and Paul Cuny (1872) were born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1972 and 1979.
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 Gérardmer
How many historic monuments are there in Gérardmer?
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gérardmer: 2 inscrit, none classé.
Is Gérardmer a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Gérardmer has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1995.
How old are the homes in Gérardmer?
5.2% 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.