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2026 ranking · historic monuments

The towns in France with the most historic monuments (101st to 200th)

Paris has the most historic monuments in France: 1,893 monuments.

16,271 towns ranked out of 34,875

Continued: the towns in France ranked 101st to 200th, out of 16,271.

The ranking, continued: most historic monuments in France

Rank Town Department Historic monuments Proportional bar Population
99 tied Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 36 80,317
99 tied Fort-de-France Martinique (972) 36 76,120
99 tied Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 36 47,628
99 tied Gennes-Val-de-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 36 8,592
105 tied Mulhouse Haut-Rhin (68) 35 106,083
105 tied Bourg-en-Bresse Ain (01) 35 43,961
105 tied Sélestat Bas-Rhin (67) 35 19,813
105 tied Senlis Oise (60) 35 15,711
109 tied Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 34 33,656
109 tied Montbéliard Doubs (25) 34 25,159
109 tied Chinon Indre-et-Loire (37) 34 8,432
112 tied Saint-Pierre Réunion (974) 33 85,927
112 tied Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor (22) 33 45,736
112 tied Mende Lozère (48) 33 13,292
112 tied Saint-Flour Cantal (15) 33 6,853
112 tied Kaysersberg Vignoble Haut-Rhin (68) 33 4,469
117 tied Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 31 168,588
117 tied Dunkerque Nord (59) 31 87,442
117 tied Cambrai Nord (59) 31 31,738
117 tied Alençon Orne (61) 31 26,175
117 tied Rodez Aveyron (12) 31 25,685
117 tied Lannion Côtes-d'Armor (22) 31 21,041
117 tied Bayeux Calvados (14) 31 13,043
117 tied Baugé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 31 11,939
117 tied Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 31 11,734
126 tied Fréjus Var (83) 30 60,503
126 tied Abbeville Somme (80) 30 22,793
126 tied Lisieux Calvados (14) 30 20,196
126 tied Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados (14) 30 6,311
126 tied Les Eyzies Dordogne (24) 30 1,151
126 tied Monpazier Dordogne (24) 30 447
132 tied Annecy Haute-Savoie (74) 29 134,985
132 tied Saint-Paul Réunion (974) 29 109,405
132 tied Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 29 14,954
132 tied Cluny Saône-et-Loire (71) 29 5,206
132 tied Villefranche-de-Conflent Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 29 225
137 Tarascon Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 28 15,526
138 tied Niort Deux-Sèvres (79) 27 61,675
138 tied Beauvais Oise (60) 27 56,934
138 tied Grasse Alpes-Maritimes (06) 27 51,830
138 tied Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 27 35,885
138 tied Épinal Vosges (88) 27 33,395
138 tied Aurillac Cantal (15) 27 27,578
138 tied Figeac Lot (46) 27 10,378
138 tied Wissembourg Bas-Rhin (67) 27 7,747
138 tied Neufchâteau Vosges (88) 27 6,981
138 tied Rouffach Haut-Rhin (68) 27 4,471
138 tied Tréguier Côtes-d'Armor (22) 27 2,573
138 tied Le Faou Finistère (29) 27 1,969
138 tied Collonges-la-Rouge Corrèze (19) 27 493
151 tied Carpentras Vaucluse (84) 26 32,388
151 tied Soissons Aisne (02) 26 28,664
151 tied Saintes Charente-Maritime (17) 26 26,773
151 tied Brissac Loire Aubance Maine-et-Loire (49) 26 11,161
151 tied Pernes-les-Fontaines Vaucluse (84) 26 10,735
151 tied Loches Indre-et-Loire (37) 26 6,756
151 tied Auvillar Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 26 933
151 tied Cordes-sur-Ciel Tarn (81) 26 913
159 tied Toulon Var (83) 25 180,774
159 tied Tourcoing Nord (59) 25 99,346
159 tied Ajaccio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 25 77,132
159 tied Chambéry Savoie (73) 25 61,493
159 tied Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 25 55,590
159 tied Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 25 28,970
159 tied Auch Gers (32) 25 23,451
159 tied Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée (85) 25 14,668
159 tied Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Gard (30) 25 13,535
159 tied Amboise Indre-et-Loire (37) 25 13,303
159 tied Obernai Bas-Rhin (67) 25 13,037
159 tied Thiers Puy-de-Dôme (63) 25 11,994
159 tied Bourg-Saint-Andéol Ardèche (07) 25 7,828
172 tied Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 24 20,946
172 tied Morlaix Finistère (29) 24 15,647
172 tied Falaise Calvados (14) 24 7,908
172 tied Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or (21) 24 5,772
172 tied Salins-les-Bains Jura (39) 24 2,526
172 tied Rocamadour Lot (46) 24 614
178 tied Montluçon Allier (03) 23 34,107
178 tied Verdun Meuse (55) 23 17,786
178 tied Lamballe-Armor Côtes-d'Armor (22) 23 17,746
178 tied Auray Morbihan (56) 23 14,607
178 tied Ploërmel Morbihan (56) 23 10,688
178 tied Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 23 9,856
178 tied Gray Haute-Saône (70) 23 5,748
178 tied Saint-Émilion Gironde (33) 23 1,654
178 tied Locronan Finistère (29) 23 845
187 tied Castres Tarn (81) 22 43,800
187 tied Haguenau Bas-Rhin (67) 22 36,899
187 tied Villefranche-sur-Saône Rhône (69) 22 36,563
187 tied Maisons-Laffitte Yvelines (78) 22 23,549
187 tied Chaumont Haute-Marne (52) 22 21,889
187 tied Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire (49) 22 18,379
187 tied Briançon Hautes-Alpes (05) 22 11,744
187 tied Tournus Saône-et-Loire (71) 22 5,925
187 tied Les Baux-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 22 267
196 tied Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 21 46,662
196 tied Vendôme Loir-et-Cher (41) 21 16,364
196 tied Condom Gers (32) 21 6,650
196 tied Noyant-Villages Maine-et-Loire (49) 21 5,541
196 tied Billom Puy-de-Dôme (63) 21 4,894

Source: French Ministry of Culture, Mérimée database (buildings protected as historic monuments); buildings classified or registered as historic monuments, in whole or in part. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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