ClasséPublic building · protected 1929Ancien hôtel de la Surintendance des Bâtiments du Roi, puis ancien petit séminaire, puis Caserne VaubanPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ecuries du Roi, puis de la Reine (anciennes) · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0124historic monuments
History of Versailles · Monuments historiques
A secteur sauvegardé since 1973, and 124 historic monuments
The Culture ministry lists 124 historic monuments in Versailles: 49 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 75 inscrit (the second level). That’s 15 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 92% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5. The oldest date from the 17th century. We have photos of 96 of them.
Monuments historiques
124
15 per 10,000 residents
median compared town 2.5
median compared town 2.5
Classé
49
the highest protection
Inscrit
75
the second level
Oldest part
17th c.
of any listed monument
Homes before 1919
25%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Versailles in 96 photos
Nearly every classé monument, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Domaine national de VersaillesClassé
Quartier d'AnjouClassé
Église Notre-DameClassé
Villa MoricetClassé
Ancien couvent de la Reine, actuellement lycée HocheClassé+91See 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
Versailles has had a protected historic area since 1973
Sites patrimoniaux remarquables on the Culture ministry’s list, with the plan in force.
| Area | Created as | Plan in force |
|---|---|---|
| SPR11-32 | Secteur sauvegardé March 6, 1973 | PSMV (safeguarding plan) November 15, 1993 |
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. A PSMV (plan de sauvegarde et de mise en valeur) is the strictest plan: it covers every building, inside as well as out.
The list gives no boundaries, so the map can’t show the area.
Map
Where Versailles’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
ClasséInscritWithin 400 m of Château d'eau et hôtel des fontainiers
10 of 49classé monuments stand within 400 m of Château d'eau et hôtel des fontainiers, with 30 of the town’s 124 monuments.
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
124 monuments by protection
49 Classé75 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. 2 monuments have no point on the map.
Classé
49 classé monuments in Versailles
Classé is France’s highest protection for a building, held by about a third of the monuments on the list. 15 of the 49 are protected in part only (a façade, a roof, a room). Each card opens the monument’s page.
ClasséTown house · protected 2024Ancien Hôtel du Grand ContrôlePhoto: Dchyp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséEngineering work · protected 2024Ancien Pavillon des SourcesPhoto: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHome · protected 2024Ancien potager du Roi et parc de BalbiPhoto: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChâteau · protected 1906Domaine national de VersaillesPhoto: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHome · protected 1978Ecuries du Roi, puis de la Reine (anciennes)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
Classé
ClasséHome · protected 2024Hôpital Dominique Larrey (ancien Grand Commun)Photo: Akarikurosaki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1929Hôtel du Gouvernement, dit Hôtel R, actuellement Chefferie du GéniePhoto: Dchyp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1950Maison des Italiens ou Maison des Musiciens du RoiPart of the building is protectedPhoto: ℍenry Salomé (Jaser !) 22:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséPublic building · protected 2024Salle du Jeu de PaumePhoto: User:BenP · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséConvent · protected 1926Ancien couvent de la Reine, actuellement lycée HochePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Copyleft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1944Ancien hôtel Lambinet, actuellement musée LambinetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1929Ancien hôtel ou Quartier de Noailles ou ancienne Caserne de Monsieur ou anciennes écuries de la Du BarryPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséChapel · protected 1970Ancienne chapelle de BéthunePhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1980Ancienne Maison de Charité, ancien hôpital RichaudPart of the building is protectedPhoto: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséCathedral · protected 1906Cathédrale Saint-LouisPhoto: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : BenP (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Classé
ClasséHome · protected 1929Ecuries de la Comtesse d'Artois (anciennes)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFountain · protected 1914Fontaine sur la placePhoto: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 2024Hôtel des Affaires Etrangères (ancien)Photo: TCY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 2024Hôtel des Menus-PlaisirsPhoto: Copyleft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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ClasséTown house · protected 2024Hôtel des Réservoirs dit Hôtel de PompadourPhoto: Trizek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1922Hôtel du Ministère de la Guerre (ancien)Part of the building is protectedPhoto: TCY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1929Pavillon de l'octroiPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1930Pavillon de l'octroi (pavillon ouest de la grille Saint-Germain)Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1943Pavillon de musique de MadamePhoto: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1942Pavillon du Barry (ancien)Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHouse · protected 1946Villa MoricetPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Mindiell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséPublic building · protected 1988Bâtiments du ManègePart of the building is protectedPhoto: Crochet.david · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséEngineering work · protected 2024Pavillon des FiltresPhoto: Akarikurosaki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséFountain · protected 1908Fontaine des Quatre PavésPhoto: Copyleft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown house · protected 1929Hôtel de la Marine et des Galères (ancien) , puis Caserne des CochesPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Akarikurosaki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséHome · protected 1957Laiterie de Madame (ancienne)Photo: Pierre Lindenbaum · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséTown gate · protected 1911Porte des Gendarmes ou Pavillon des Gendarmes ou ancien hôtel des Gendarmes de la GardePhoto: Binche · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBarracks · protected 1929Quartier d'AnjouPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Boris.Maillard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBarracks · protected 1929Quartier de CroyPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ClasséBuilding · protected 1951Immeuble, 83 avenue de Saint-CloudPart of the building is protectedPhoto: Copyleft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Engineering work · protected 2024Réservoirs de Picardie
Monument · protected 2024Château d'eau et hôtel des fontainiers
Monument · protected 2024Étang Long et réservoir Gobert
Monument · protected 2024Maison forestière du Cerf-Volant
Monument · protected 2024Maison forestière du Polygone
Monument · protected 2024Pavillon des Matelots
Monument · protected 2024Pavillon du maître-fontainier
Monument · protected 2024Réservoirs de Montbauron
Home · protected 2024Terrains de la plaine des Mortemets
Inscrit
75 inscrit monuments in Versailles
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
All 75, A to Z
Bailliage (ancien)Charcuterie, 12 rue du Vieux-VersaillesDomaine de Madame ElisabethÉglise Saint-SymphorienGare des ChantiersHôtel (ancien)Hôtel de la ChancellerieHôtel de la Poste (ancien)Hôtel particulier appelé maison La Colette ou hôtel de SchonenImmeuble, 10 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 12 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 14 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 15 rue ColbertImmeuble, 16 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 17 rue ColbertImmeuble, 18 rue de l'OccidentImmeuble, 18 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 20 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 20 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 23 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 26 rue de SatoryImmeuble, 26 rue Philippe-de-DangeauImmeuble, 29 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 3 rue ColbertImmeuble, 36 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 37 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 43 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 5 rue ColbertImmeuble, 50, 50bis avenue de Saint-CloudImmeuble, 51bis rue RoyaleImmeuble, 52 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 53 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 56 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 59 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 6 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 6 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 62 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 63 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 65, 67 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 69 rue RoyaleImmeuble, 7 rue ColbertImmeuble, 7 rue d'AnjouImmeuble, 8 rue de la ChancellerieImmeuble, 9 rue ColbertImmeuble, ancien Hôtel de MademoiselleImmeubles, 11, 11bis rue ColbertImmeubles, 11, 11bis, 15 rue des RéservoirsImmeubles, 18, 20, 22 rue de la ChancellerieImmeubles, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 rue RoyaleImmeubles, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, 31, 33, 35, 39, 41 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, 32, 34 rue RoyaleImmeubles, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50 rue RoyaleImmeubles, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51 rue RoyaleImmeubles, 40, 42 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, 48, 50 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, 52, 52bis, 52ter avenue de Saint-CloudImmeubles, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, 53bis, 54, 55, 57 rue RoyaleImmeubles, 8, 8bis, 10, 10bis rue de l'Indépendance-AméricaineImmeubles, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 rue d'AnjouImmeubles, place HocheMaison CassandreMaison dite du Docteur Le-Monnier, médecin du RoiMaison natale du général HocheMaison, 1 rue Robert-de-CotteMaison, 11 rue de la ParoisseMonument Pershing - LafayetteMur dit des FédérésPavillons d'octroiQuartier d'ArtoisSynagogue, 10 rue Albert-JolyTerrains en bordure de l'abreuvoir Louis XIVThéâtre municipal ou Théâtre MontansierVilla Bomsel
56 more, named only by their kind
56 more are named in the list only by their kind: 52 buildings (immeubles), 2 houses (maisons) and 2 others. The 56 with an address are in the list above, by it.
17th c.1
18th c.5
19th c.2
undated48
What’s protected
Most of Versailles’ monuments are houses and homes
Each monument under the main domain Mérimée gives it.
Houses & homes84
Public & civic13
Religious buildings7
Bridges & engineering6
Military & fortified4
Tombs & cemeteries2
Shops & trade1
Houses & homes: 84 of 124 monuments (68%). 7 are religious buildings, 5 of them classé.
Mérimée files each monument under one main domain: a château with its chapel counts once. 7 have no domain on the list.
How old
How old Versailles’ monuments are
Each monument once, by the oldest part the list dates.
Prehistory & Antiquity to the 4th c.0
Middle Ages 5th–15th c.0
16th to 18th century Renaissance to Revolution49
19th century 1801–19005
20th century and later since 19014
The oldest dated: Ancien hôtel de la Surintendance des Bâtiments du Roi, puis ancien petit séminaire, puis Caserne Vauban (17th & 18th c.). 66 monuments have no date on the list.
When protected
28 of Versailles’ monuments were protected in 1931
Monuments by the year they were first protected.
1931 · 282024 · 22
1900192019401960198020002020
First protected, in 1906: Cathédrale Saint-Louis and Domaine national de Versailles. 28 were protected in 1931 alone. 22 have been added since 2011.
Age of homes
25% of homes in Versailles were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
25%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
27%
1946–70
27%
1971–90
7.1%
1991–2005
5.1%
2006 on
VersaillesMedian compared French town
25% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished between 1946 and 1970 than in any other period (27%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Born before 1900
218 people born in Versailles before 1900
The 20 best known on the line, and eight of them below.
François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy
Louis de France
Philippe V
François Colin de Blamont
Louis IV Henri de Bourbon-Condé
Louis Auguste de Bourbon
Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas
Louis d'Orléans
Paul d'Albert de Luynes
Louis de Bourbon
Louis XV
Louis de Noailles
Philippine-Élisabeth d'Orléans
Charles de Rohan-Soubise
Louise Élisabeth de France
Adélaïde de France
Thérèse de France
Jacques Philippe Martin Cels
Alexandre Masson de Pezay
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1650170017501800185019001950
FP
François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy1677–1731 · Archbishop of Lyon
LF
Louis de France1682–1712 · French duke
PV
Philippe V1683–1746 · King of Spain from 1700 to 1746
FC
François Colin de Blamont1690–1760 · French composer
LI
Louis IV Henri de Bourbon-Condé1692–1740 · French politician and prince
LA
Louis Auguste de Bourbon1700–1755 · French noble
JF
Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas1701–1781 · French politician
Ld
Louis d'Orléans1703–1752 · Duke of Orléans, grandson of Louis XIV
Everyone born in Versailles Birthplaces from Wikidata, checked against Wikipedia.
Towns its size
Versailles has the 4th most monuments of 41 towns its size
Compared French towns of 68,100 to 103,700 residents, by historic monuments.
Versailles124
#4 of 41for monuments per resident (15 per 10,000). Most per resident: La Rochelle, Nancy and Avignon.
The median town of these has 6. 1 of the 41 have none.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Versailles
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versailles | 84,095 | 124 | 49 | Yes |
| Viroflay | 17,237 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | 30,689 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Buc | 5,816 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chaville Hauts-de-Seine | 20,594 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay | 23,011 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ville-d'Avray Hauts-de-Seine | 11,089 | 8 | 4 | — |
In brief
Versailles in brief
Since 1973, the heart of Versailles has been a secteur sauvegardé, France’s strictest protection for a historic town. All told, the list holds 124 historic monuments, 49 of them classé, including Ecuries du Roi, puis de la Reine (anciennes). For its size, it has more historic monuments than 92% of compared French towns. Domaine national de Versailles is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its housing is old: 25% of homes date from before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Its classé monuments cluster together: 10 of them stand within 400 m of Château d'eau et hôtel des fontainiers. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more historic monuments.
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 Versailles
How many historic monuments are there in Versailles?
The Culture ministry lists 124 historic monuments in Versailles: 49 classé and 75 inscrit.
Which monuments in Versailles are classé?
49, among them Ancien hôtel de la Surintendance des Bâtiments du Roi, puis ancien petit séminaire, puis Caserne Vauban, Ancien Hôtel du Grand Contrôle, Ancien Pavillon des Sources, Ancien potager du Roi et parc de Balbi, Domaine national de Versailles and Ecuries du Roi, puis de la Reine (anciennes).
How old are the monuments of Versailles?
The oldest parts of its listed monuments date from the 17th century.
Is Versailles a protected historic area?
Yes: part of Versailles has been a site patrimonial remarquable since 1973.
When were monuments in Versailles first protected?
The first in 1906, the latest in 2024.
How old are the homes in Versailles?
25% 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 8, 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.