ClasséChâteau · protected 1977Domaine de RambouilletPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Domaine de Rambouillet · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.015historic monuments
History of Rambouillet · Monuments historiques
15 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Rambouillet: 10 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). That’s 5.4 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 72% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 14th century. We have photos of 6 of them.
Monuments historiques
15
5.4 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
10
the highest protection
Inscrit
5
the second level
Oldest part
14th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
5.8%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Rambouillet in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Anciennes écuries du Comte de Toulouse dites aussi Caserne des GardesClassé
Pavillon du Roi de Rome dit Palais du Roi de RomeClassé
Pavillon de ToulouseInscrit
Hôtel de villeInscrit
Église Saint-Lubin et Saint-Jean-BaptisteInscrit+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.
Protected area
Rambouillet has had a protected historic area since 1996
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR11-30 | ZPPAUP December 23, 1996 | AVAP (heritage area rules) February 12, 2014 |
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 Rambouillet’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.
15 monuments by protection
10 Classé5 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
10 classé monuments in Rambouillet
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 1 of the 10 is protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséHome · protected 2024Anciennes écuries du Comte de Toulouse dites aussi Caserne des GardesPhoto: Jules78120 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséResidence · protected 2024Pavillon du Roi de Rome dit Palais du Roi de RomePhoto: Spedona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 2024Anciennes bergeries de la Pommeraie
Monument · protected 2024Dépendances de l'ancienne vénerie
Monument · protected 2024Ferme de Mocquesouris
Monument · protected 2024La Couverie
Monument · protected 2024La Faisanderie
Monument · protected 2024Pavillons de la Grille de Guéville
Monument · protected 2024Pavillons de la Porte des Lapins
Inscrit
5 inscrit monuments in Rambouillet
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
InscritTown hall · protected 1965Hôtel de villePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Jules78120 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritHouse · protected 1980Pavillon de ToulousePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
InscritChurch · protected 2003Église Saint-Lubin et Saint-Jean-BaptistePhoto: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Monument · protected 1999Hôtel des PostesPart of the building is protected
House · protected 2018Villa ClairboisPart of the building is protected
What’s protected
Houses and homes are the largest group in Rambouillet
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes5
Religious buildings1
Public & civic1
Houses & homes: 5 of 15 monuments (33%). 1 is a religious building.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 8 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Rambouillet’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 Revolution4
19th century 1801–19001
20th century and later since 19012
1 of 8 dated monuments has parts from before 1500. The oldest dated: Domaine de Rambouillet (14th–19th c.). 7 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
Over half of Rambouillet’s monuments were protected in 2024
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
2024 · 9
1960198020002020
First protected, in 1965: Hôtel de ville. 9 were protected in 2024 alone. 10 have been added since 2011.
Born before 1900
9 people born in Rambouillet before 1900
Their lives on one line.
Edmond Texier
Gustave Besnard
Paul Fliche
Paul Pierret
Adolphe-Alphonse Géry-Bichard
Ulysse Chevalier
Alfred Fourneau
Charles-Louis Gatin
Gustave Hervigo
1800182518501875190019251950
GB
Gustave Besnard1833–1903 · French Navy Vice admiral
UC
Ulysse Chevalier1841–1923 · French historian
ET
Edmond Texier1815–1887 · French journalist and poet
PF
Paul Fliche1836–1908 · French botanist and palaeobotanist
PP
Paul Pierret1836–1916 · French conservator
AA
Adolphe-Alphonse Géry-Bichard1841–1926 · French painter
AF
Alfred Fourneau1860–1930 · French explorer
CL
Charles-Louis Gatin1877–1916 · French agricultural engineer and botanist
Everyone born in Rambouillet Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Rambouillet has the 8th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 26,400 to 29,300 residents, by historic monuments.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Rambouillet
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rambouillet | 27,724 | 15 | 10 | Yes |
| Le Perray-en-Yvelines | 6,480 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Les Essarts-le-Roi | 6,831 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 5,875 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Épernon Eure-et-Loir | 5,715 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Coignières | 4,321 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis | 7,276 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Rambouillet in brief
Rambouillet has 15 historic monuments, 10 of them classé, including Domaine de Rambouillet. Only 7 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments. Part of it has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996. Of the 8 with a date, 4 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Domaine de Rambouillet, from the 14th century.
Of the 9 people born here before 1900, the best known include Gustave Besnard (1833), Ulysse Chevalier (1841) and Edmond Texier (1815). The big year was 2024, when 9 of the 15 went on the list. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of compared French towns; and 5.8% 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 Rambouillet
How many historic monuments are there in Rambouillet?
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Rambouillet: 10 classé and 5 inscrit.
Which monuments in Rambouillet are classé?
10, among them Domaine de Rambouillet, Anciennes écuries du Comte de Toulouse dites aussi Caserne des Gardes, Pavillon du Roi de Rome dit Palais du Roi de Rome, Anciennes bergeries de la Pommeraie, Dépendances de l'ancienne vénerie and Ferme de Mocquesouris.
How old are the monuments of Rambouillet?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 14th century.
Is Rambouillet a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Rambouillet has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1996.
When were monuments in Rambouillet first protected?
The first in 1965, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Rambouillet?
5.8% 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.