ClasséChurch · protected 1862Église Notre-DamePhoto: Creator inconnu(e) Unknown creator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Pavillon dit Pavillon de Blois · Photo: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.06historic monuments
History of Bougival · Monuments historiques
6 historic monuments, 3 classé
For every 10,000 residents Bougival counts 6.6 monuments, more per resident than 76% of compared French towns, against 2.5 in the median compared French town. Bougival’s oldest monuments date from the 12th century. 5 of Bougival’s monuments are in our photos.
Monuments historiques
6
6.6 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
3
the highest protection
Inscrit
3
the second level
Oldest part
12th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
8.9%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Bougival in 5 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Église Notre-DameClassé
Bâtiments de la machine de MarlyClassé
Chalet d'Ivan Tourgueniev et pavillon ViardotInscrit
Résidence des LionsInscrit+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Bougival’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.
6 monuments by protection
3 Classé3 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
3 classé monuments in Bougival
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 3 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséEngineering work · protected 1987Bâtiments de la machine de MarlyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Clicgauche · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1980Pavillon dit Pavillon de BloisPhoto: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscrit
3 inscrit monuments in Bougival
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritBuilding · protected 1992Résidence des LionsPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1983Chalet d'Ivan Tourgueniev et pavillon ViardotPhoto: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1984Colonne commémorative des frères Montgolfier
How old
How old Bougival’s monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.1
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution3
19th century 1801–19002
20th century and later since 19010
1 of 6 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Église Notre-Dame (12th–19th c.).
Born before 1900
5 people born in Bougival before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Georges Lafosse
Charles Léon Méry
Jean Guilloteaux
Louis Robert Lebaudy
Meg Cléry-Charcot
1800182518501875190019251950
GL
Georges Lafosse1843–1880 · French caricaturist
CL
Charles Léon Méry1860–1924 · French painter
JG
Jean Guilloteaux1865–1949 · French politician
LR
Louis Robert Lebaudy1869–1931 · French landowner
MC
Meg Cléry-Charcot1874–1960 · French painter
Everyone born in Bougival Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Bougival has the 10th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 9,000 to 9,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Bougival6
#10 of 41for monuments per resident (6.6 per 10,000). Most per resident: Joigny, Sarzeau and Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
The median town of these has 2. 11 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Bougival
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bougival | 9,134 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Louveciennes | 7,990 | 11 | 5 | Yes |
| Croissy-sur-Seine | 11,013 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| La Celle-Saint-Cloud | 20,460 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Le Port-Marly | 5,559 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Vaucresson Hauts-de-Seine | 8,432 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marly-le-Roi | 16,756 | 8 | 6 | Yes |
In brief
Bougival in brief
The record in Bougival starts with Église Notre-Dame, which dates from the 12th century. All told, the list holds 6 historic monuments, 3 of them classé, including Pavillon dit Pavillon de Blois. For its size, it has more historic monuments than 76% of compared French towns. Only 9 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 3 of 6. Georges Lafosse (1843), Charles Léon Méry (1860) and Jean Guilloteaux (1865) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, most entries are houses and homes; the list grew between 1862 and 1992; and 8.9% 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 Bougival
How many historic monuments are there in Bougival?
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Bougival: 3 classé and 3 inscrit.
Which monuments in Bougival are classé?
3, among them Église Notre-Dame, Bâtiments de la machine de Marly and Pavillon dit Pavillon de Blois.
How old are the monuments of Bougival?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 12th century.
When were monuments in Bougival first protected?
The first in 1862, the latest in 1992.
How old are the homes in Bougival?
8.9% 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.