ClasséCave · protected 1992Grottes préhistoriquesPhoto: Pueblopassingby · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Grottes préhistoriques · Photo: Pueblopassingby · CC BY-SA 4.03historic monuments
History of Arcy-sur-Cure · Monuments historiques
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Arcy-sur-Cure: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The first listing in Arcy-sur-Cure dates from 1971.
Monuments historiques
3
Classé
2
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Oldest part
Prehistory
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
48%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Arcy-sur-Cure 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 Arcy-sur-Cure’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
2 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.
Classé
2 classé monuments in Arcy-sur-Cure
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.
ClasséManor house · protected 1971Manoir du ChastenayPart of the building is protectedPhoto: B-noa · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Arcy-sur-Cure
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Chapel · protected 1976Chapelle du Beugnon
Age of homes
48% of homes in Arcy-sur-Cure were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
48%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
18%
1946–70
10%
1971–90
6.6%
1991–2005
2.7%
2006 on
Arcy-sur-CureMedian compared French town
48% 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 (48%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Arcy-sur-Cure
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcy-sur-Cure | 486 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Avallon | 6,305 | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 14 | 2 | Yes |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 37 | 18 | Yes |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Arcy-sur-Cure in brief
The record in Arcy-sur-Cure starts with Grottes préhistoriques, which dates from prehistory. All told, the list holds 3 historic monuments, 2 of them classé. Its housing is old: 48% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Delphine Abdala (1871) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1971 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 Arcy-sur-Cure
How many historic monuments are there in Arcy-sur-Cure?
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Arcy-sur-Cure: 2 classé and 1 inscrit.
Which monuments in Arcy-sur-Cure are classé?
2, among them Grottes préhistoriques and Manoir du Chastenay.
How old are the homes in Arcy-sur-Cure?
48% 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 9, 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.