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Croix-calvaire
Photo: Jean de l'Auxois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Croix-calvaire

Classé historic monument since 1938One of 2 classé monuments in Lasson; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
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About Croix-calvaire

Croix-calvaire is one of 2 classé historic monuments in Lasson, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1611. It has been classé since 1938. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00113725 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Lasson · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies

  1. 1Croix-calvaireStart here
  2. 2Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteClassé · 0.1 mi on
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Croix-calvaire

Is Croix-calvaire protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1938 (Mérimée record PA00113725).

Can you visit Croix-calvaire?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Croix-calvaire built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1611.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). 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.