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2026 ranking · historic monuments

The towns in France with the most historic monuments (201st to 300th)

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 201st to 300th, out of 16,271.

The ranking, continued: most historic monuments in France

Rank Town Department Historic monuments Proportional bar Population
196 tied Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Pas-de-Calais (62) 21 4,519
196 tied Fontvieille Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 21 3,673
196 tied Bonifacio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 21 3,404
204 tied Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze (19) 20 48,330
204 tied Bastia Haute-Corse (2B) 20 47,374
204 tied Châteauroux Indre (36) 20 44,536
204 tied Cognac Charente (16) 20 18,984
204 tied Thouars Deux-Sèvres (79) 20 14,178
204 tied Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne Seine-et-Marne (77) 20 13,090
204 tied Mézidon Vallée d'Auge Calvados (14) 20 9,863
204 tied Erdeven Morbihan (56) 20 4,099
204 tied Rives-en-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 20 4,065
204 tied Brantôme en Périgord Dordogne (24) 20 3,835
204 tied Crémieu Isère (38) 20 3,601
204 tied Mareuil en Périgord Dordogne (24) 20 2,367
204 tied Alet-les-Bains Aude (11) 20 385
204 tied Salers Cantal (15) 20 314
218 tied Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine (92) 19 120,206
218 tied Cannes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 19 75,105
218 tied Valence Drôme (26) 19 65,647
218 tied Meudon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 19 46,959
218 tied Romans-sur-Isère Drôme (26) 19 34,176
218 tied Rochefort Charente-Maritime (17) 19 24,081
218 tied L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse (84) 19 20,755
218 tied Montbrison Loire (42) 19 16,656
218 tied Hennebont Morbihan (56) 19 16,385
218 tied Pontivy Morbihan (56) 19 15,490
218 tied Tulle Corrèze (19) 19 14,017
218 tied Argentan Orne (61) 19 13,939
218 tied Quimperlé Finistère (29) 19 12,948
218 tied La Hague Manche (50) 19 11,761
218 tied Parthenay Deux-Sèvres (79) 19 10,555
218 tied Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 19 9,773
218 tied Basse-Terre Guadeloupe (971) 19 9,614
218 tied Joigny Yonne (89) 19 9,306
218 tied Bouxwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 19 3,845
218 tied Josselin Morbihan (56) 19 2,713
218 tied Beaumontois en Périgord Dordogne (24) 19 1,769
218 tied Locmariaquer Morbihan (56) 19 1,618
218 tied Marville Meuse (55) 19 527
241 tied Aix-les-Bains Savoie (73) 18 32,944
241 tied Menton Alpes-Maritimes (06) 18 31,012
241 tied Saverne Bas-Rhin (67) 18 11,718
241 tied Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard (30) 18 11,156
241 tied Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados (14) 18 7,458
241 tied Nérac Lot-et-Garonne (47) 18 7,377
241 tied Saint-Pol-de-Léon Finistère (29) 18 7,156
241 tied La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 18 4,747
241 tied Tonnerre Yonne (89) 18 4,421
241 tied Turckheim Haut-Rhin (68) 18 4,206
241 tied Confolens Charente (16) 18 2,855
252 tied Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 17 149,936
252 tied Agde Hérault (34) 17 30,340
252 tied Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne (53) 17 17,255
252 tied Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe (971) 17 15,112
252 tied Castelnaudary Aude (11) 17 12,700
252 tied Coutances Manche (50) 17 9,529
252 tied Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône (70) 17 6,917
252 tied Pont-l'Évêque Calvados (14) 17 5,215
252 tied Quiberon Morbihan (56) 17 4,955
252 tied Poligny Jura (39) 17 4,351
252 tied Mortagne-au-Perche Orne (61) 17 4,141
252 tied Sospel Alpes-Maritimes (06) 17 3,879
252 tied Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin (67) 17 2,771
252 tied Salles-la-Source Aveyron (12) 17 2,405
252 tied Dambach-la-Ville Bas-Rhin (67) 17 2,189
252 tied Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 17 2,036
252 tied Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne Corrèze (19) 17 1,326
269 tied Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 16 81,891
269 tied Antibes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 16 78,612
269 tied Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 16 53,963
269 tied Châtellerault Vienne (86) 16 31,656
269 tied Orange Vaucluse (84) 16 30,314
269 tied Étampes Essonne (91) 16 27,034
269 tied Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 16 25,585
269 tied Villeneuve-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 16 23,095
269 tied Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 16 18,238
269 tied Vesoul Haute-Saône (70) 16 15,833
269 tied Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 16 10,375
269 tied Apt Vaucluse (84) 16 10,359
269 tied Molsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 16 9,438
269 tied Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor (22) 16 7,672
269 tied Lodève Hérault (34) 16 7,500
269 tied Loudun Vienne (86) 16 7,113
269 tied Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin (68) 16 4,869
269 tied Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 16 4,587
269 tied Saint-Pierre Martinique (972) 16 3,984
269 tied Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire (49) 16 3,978
269 tied Saint-Mihiel Meuse (55) 16 3,806
269 tied Plombières-les-Bains Vosges (88) 16 1,605
291 tied Thonon-les-Bains Haute-Savoie (74) 15 38,946
291 tied Rambouillet Yvelines (78) 15 28,364
291 tied Remire-Montjoly French Guiana (973) 15 28,068
291 tied Chamalières Puy-de-Dôme (63) 15 18,059
291 tied Landerneau Finistère (29) 15 16,975
291 tied Bollène Vaucluse (84) 15 14,247
291 tied Guebwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 15 11,503
291 tied Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 15 7,534
291 tied Valognes Manche (50) 15 7,200
291 tied Sartène Corse-du-Sud (2A) 15 3,824

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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