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2026 ranking · historic monuments

The towns in France with the most historic monuments (401st to 500th)

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 401st to 500th, out of 16,271.

The ranking, continued: most historic monuments in France

Rank Town Department Historic monuments Proportional bar Population
393 tied Sedan Ardennes (08) 11 17,029
393 tied Gaillac Tarn (81) 11 16,531
393 tied Bernay Eure (27) 11 10,031
393 tied Belley Ain (01) 11 9,695
393 tied Clermont-l'Hérault Hérault (34) 11 9,607
393 tied Louveciennes Yvelines (78) 11 8,127
393 tied Clisson Loire-Atlantique (44) 11 7,723
393 tied Embrun Hautes-Alpes (05) 11 6,757
393 tied Montmorillon Vienne (86) 11 6,217
393 tied Melle Deux-Sèvres (79) 11 6,021
393 tied Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir (28) 11 5,704
393 tied Ille-sur-Têt Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 11 5,627
393 tied Rosheim Bas-Rhin (67) 11 5,542
393 tied La Côte-Saint-André Isère (38) 11 5,157
393 tied L'Île-d'Yeu Vendée (85) 11 5,021
393 tied Pluméliau-Bieuzy Morbihan (56) 11 4,705
393 tied Mesnil-en-Ouche Eure (27) 11 4,533
393 tied Lectoure Gers (32) 11 3,983
393 tied Masevaux-Niederbruck Haut-Rhin (68) 11 3,670
393 tied Montrichard Val de Cher Loir-et-Cher (41) 11 3,654
393 tied Arbois Jura (39) 11 3,306
393 tied Malestroit Morbihan (56) 11 2,610
393 tied Bœrsch Bas-Rhin (67) 11 2,503
393 tied Villeneuve Aveyron (12) 11 2,003
393 tied Rémalard en Perche Orne (61) 11 1,896
393 tied Murat Cantal (15) 11 1,859
393 tied Porspoder Finistère (29) 11 1,802
393 tied Westhoffen Bas-Rhin (67) 11 1,749
393 tied Riez Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 11 1,648
393 tied Champlitte Haute-Saône (70) 11 1,614
393 tied Vézelay Yonne (89) 11 484
393 tied Île-d'Houat Morbihan (56) 11 219
433 tied Brest Finistère (29) 10 144,890
433 tied Saint-Nazaire Loire-Atlantique (44) 10 76,243
433 tied Salon-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 10 44,736
433 tied Montélimar Drôme (26) 10 41,752
433 tied Poissy Yvelines (78) 10 41,274
433 tied La Ciotat Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 10 38,868
433 tied Maubeuge Nord (59) 10 29,031
433 tied Vernon Eure (27) 10 25,873
433 tied Dax Landes (40) 10 22,972
433 tied Sèvres Hauts-de-Seine (92) 10 22,599
433 tied Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne (77) 10 22,467
433 tied Albertville Savoie (73) 10 20,463
433 tied Pontarlier Doubs (25) 10 18,956
433 tied Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10 18,538
433 tied Brignoles Var (83) 10 18,173
433 tied Loire-Authion Maine-et-Loire (49) 10 17,361
433 tied Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Alpes-Maritimes (06) 10 12,164
433 tied Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 10 11,531
433 tied Valréas Vaucluse (84) 10 9,435
433 tied La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe (72) 10 8,981
433 tied Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 10 8,900
433 tied Mauléon Deux-Sèvres (79) 10 8,855
433 tied Questembert Morbihan (56) 10 8,442
433 tied Lège-Cap-Ferret Gironde (33) 10 8,041
433 tied Saint-Jean-d'Angély Charente-Maritime (17) 10 7,218
433 tied Soultz-Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (68) 10 7,132
433 tied Moëlan-sur-Mer Finistère (29) 10 6,912
433 tied Vexin-sur-Epte Eure (27) 10 6,141
433 tied Benfeld Bas-Rhin (67) 10 6,072
433 tied Grand-Champ Morbihan (56) 10 6,064
433 tied Altkirch Haut-Rhin (68) 10 5,844
433 tied Forcalquier Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 10 5,309
433 tied Rambervillers Vosges (88) 10 5,078
433 tied Bonneval Eure-et-Loir (28) 10 4,960
433 tied La Guerche-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 10 4,664
433 tied Pons Charente-Maritime (17) 10 4,624
433 tied Sées Orne (61) 10 4,600
433 tied La Réole Gironde (33) 10 4,577
433 tied Plomeur Finistère (29) 10 3,977
433 tied Belz Morbihan (56) 10 3,957
433 tied Montoire-sur-le-Loir Loir-et-Cher (41) 10 3,848
433 tied Givry Saône-et-Loire (71) 10 3,707
433 tied Bergues Nord (59) 10 3,565
433 tied La Turbie Alpes-Maritimes (06) 10 3,113
433 tied Saint-Coulomb Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 10 3,042
433 tied Uzerche Corrèze (19) 10 2,871
433 tied Jarzé Villages Maine-et-Loire (49) 10 2,836
433 tied Le Palais Morbihan (56) 10 2,654
433 tied Soultzmatt Haut-Rhin (68) 10 2,552
433 tied Bourbon-l'Archambault Allier (03) 10 2,549
433 tied Châtillon-sur-Indre Indre (36) 10 2,331
433 tied Creully sur Seulles Calvados (14) 10 2,291
433 tied Cassel Nord (59) 10 2,263
433 tied Perche en Nocé Orne (61) 10 2,011
433 tied Langonnet Morbihan (56) 10 1,960
433 tied Martel Lot (46) 10 1,671
433 tied Ottrott Bas-Rhin (67) 10 1,661
433 tied Ammerschwihr Haut-Rhin (68) 10 1,610
433 tied Caunes-Minervois Aude (11) 10 1,581
433 tied Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Puy-de-Dôme (63) 10 1,508
433 tied Saint-Lizier Ariège (09) 10 1,426
433 tied Bon Repos sur Blavet Côtes-d'Armor (22) 10 1,290
433 tied Saint-Félix-Lauragais Haute-Garonne (31) 10 1,278
433 tied Pesmes Haute-Saône (70) 10 1,102
433 tied Bruniquel Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 10 651
433 tied Blesle Haute-Loire (43) 10 623
433 tied Hérisson Allier (03) 10 567
500 tied Rueil-Malmaison Hauts-de-Seine (92) 9 84,409

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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