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The towns in Hauts-de-France with the most historic monuments

Arras (Pas-de-Calais) has the most historic monuments in Hauts-de-France: 227 monuments. Next come Lille (Nord, 211 monuments) and Laon (Aisne, 72 monuments).

1,352 towns ranked out of 3,782

Arras, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. View of Arras 1stArras 227monuments Pas-de-Calais
  2. View of Lille 2ndLille 211monuments Nord
  3. View of Laon 3rdLaon 72monuments Aisne

Photos: © JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0 · © Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 1,352 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Épécamps (Somme) comes last with 1 monument.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: most historic monuments in Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Historic monuments Proportional bar Population
1 Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 227 43,765
2 Lille Nord (59) 211 240,109
3 Laon Aisne (02) 72 24,809
4 Amiens Somme (80) 65 139,183
5 Compiègne Oise (60) 48 41,774
6 Douai Nord (59) 46 41,108
7 Roubaix Nord (59) 39 98,701
8 Valenciennes Nord (59) 37 43,966
9 Senlis Oise (60) 35 15,711
10 tied Dunkerque Nord (59) 31 87,442
10 tied Cambrai Nord (59) 31 31,738
12 Abbeville Somme (80) 30 22,793
13 Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 29 14,954
14 Beauvais Oise (60) 27 56,934
15 Soissons Aisne (02) 26 28,664
16 Tourcoing Nord (59) 25 99,346
17 Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 23 9,856
18 Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Pas-de-Calais (62) 21 4,519
19 Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 17 2,036
20 tied Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 16 53,963
20 tied Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 16 25,585
20 tied Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 16 4,587
23 tied Château-Thierry Aisne (02) 14 15,366
23 tied Crépy-en-Valois Oise (60) 14 14,600
23 tied Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 14 10,885
26 tied Calais Pas-de-Calais (62) 13 68,246
26 tied Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 13 40,924
28 tied Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 12 33,122
28 tied Condé-sur-l'Escaut Nord (59) 12 9,296
30 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 11 63,462
31 tied Maubeuge Nord (59) 10 29,031
31 tied Bergues Nord (59) 10 3,565
31 tied Cassel Nord (59) 10 2,263
34 Noyon Oise (60) 9 13,173
35 tied Clermont Oise (60) 8 10,726
35 tied Vineuil-Saint-Firmin Oise (60) 8 1,430
37 tied Chantilly Oise (60) 7 10,810
37 tied Doullens Somme (80) 7 5,938
37 tied Saint-Riquier Somme (80) 7 1,291
37 tied Les Septvallons Aisne (02) 7 1,246
37 tied Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique Aisne (02) 7 1,005
42 tied Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord (59) 6 6,906
42 tied Guise Aisne (02) 6 4,549
42 tied Rue Somme (80) 6 3,087
42 tied La Ferté-Milon Aisne (02) 6 2,126
42 tied Trie-Château Oise (60) 6 1,905
47 tied Armentières Nord (59) 5 27,382
47 tied Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 5 21,772
47 tied Pont-Sainte-Maxence Oise (60) 5 12,496
47 tied Nœux-les-Mines Pas-de-Calais (62) 5 11,619
47 tied Chambly Oise (60) 5 10,085
47 tied Albert Somme (80) 5 9,668
47 tied Fresnes-sur-Escaut Nord (59) 5 7,394
47 tied Bourbourg Nord (59) 5 6,977
47 tied Avesnes-sur-Helpe Nord (59) 5 4,151
47 tied Verberie Oise (60) 5 3,960
47 tied Wimille Pas-de-Calais (62) 5 3,917
47 tied Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Somme (80) 5 2,334
47 tied Maroilles Nord (59) 5 1,480
47 tied Blérancourt Aisne (02) 5 1,217
47 tied Orrouy Oise (60) 5 588
47 tied Haramont Aisne (02) 5 578
47 tied Largny-sur-Automne Aisne (02) 5 244
64 tied Lambersart Nord (59) 4 27,572
64 tied Croix Nord (59) 4 20,790
64 tied Bailleul Nord (59) 4 14,960
64 tied Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 13,289
64 tied Bully-les-Mines Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 12,241
64 tied Gravelines Nord (59) 4 11,604
64 tied Wambrechies Nord (59) 4 11,134
64 tied Saint-Martin-Boulogne Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 11,038
64 tied Oignies Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 10,373
64 tied Lillers Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 10,302
64 tied Beuvry Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 9,344
64 tied Rouvroy Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 8,580
64 tied Waziers Nord (59) 4 7,310
64 tied Corbie Somme (80) 4 6,066
64 tied Le Quesnoy Nord (59) 4 5,006
64 tied Ardres Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 4,439
64 tied Steenvoorde Nord (59) 4 4,401
64 tied Bouchain Nord (59) 4 4,139
64 tied Pontpoint Oise (60) 4 3,347
64 tied Bavay Nord (59) 4 3,329
64 tied La Fère Aisne (02) 4 2,915
64 tied Fère-en-Tardenois Aisne (02) 4 2,872
64 tied Venette Oise (60) 4 2,815
64 tied Morbecque Nord (59) 4 2,629
64 tied Vervins Aisne (02) 4 2,617
64 tied Watten Nord (59) 4 2,588
64 tied Maignelay-Montigny Oise (60) 4 2,510
64 tied Braine Aisne (02) 4 2,279
64 tied Boran-sur-Oise Oise (60) 4 2,177
64 tied Pierrefonds Oise (60) 4 2,028
64 tied Bucy-le-Long Aisne (02) 4 1,982
64 tied Ribemont Aisne (02) 4 1,965
64 tied Solre-le-Château Nord (59) 4 1,823
64 tied Warluis Oise (60) 4 1,240
64 tied Rivière Pas-de-Calais (62) 4 1,141
64 tied Bernoy-le-Château Aisne (02) 4 845
64 tied Dhuys et Morin-en-Brie Aisne (02) 4 837

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.

FAQ

Most historic monuments in Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the most historic monuments?

Arras (Pas-de-Calais) has the most historic monuments in Hauts-de-France: 227 monuments.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the most historic monuments?

In order: Arras (227 monuments), Lille (211 monuments), Laon (72 monuments), Amiens (65 monuments), Compiègne (48 monuments), Douai (46 monuments), Roubaix (39 monuments), Valenciennes (37 monuments), Senlis (35 monuments), and Dunkerque (31 monuments).

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

1,352 out of 3,782. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument.

What does this ranking count?

Each building protected as a historic monument (monument historique), whether classified or only registered, in whole or in part, counts as one, as listed in the Mérimée database of the French Ministry of Culture. A monument that spans several communes, such as an aqueduct or a city wall, counts in each of them. The total also depends on how protections were divided up: a group of buildings can count as one monument or as several.

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