Draft:Commission nationale des monuments historiques
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The Commission nationale des monuments historiques was created by ministerial decree of September 29, 1837 following a report by Jean Vatout, President of the Council of Civil Buildings. Placed on October 7, 1837 within the Directorate of Public Monuments of the Ministry of the Interior. It is responsible for assisting the Inspector General of Historical Monuments and the Office of Historical Monuments and for distributing subsidies for the benefit of protected buildings. It met for the first time in March 1838 and published the first list of listed monuments in 1840. The Commission examines requests for subsidies, lists the buildings, gives its opinion, and can propose the purchase of a building. Its importance increased during the 19th century with the creation of sections and subcommittees, such as the subcommittee on megalithic monuments created in 1879 by Jules Ferry. The commission was reformed by the decree of 17 May 1909, which provided for three sections: the section of historical monuments, that of prehistoric monuments and that of antiquities and works of art. The Commission was expanded with new sections in the 20th century, some of which were only temporary.
In 1950, the commission became the Higher Commission of Historical Monuments, then, in 2007, the National Commission of Historical Monuments, organized into six sections. Its function is to issue an opinion on proposals for classification, registration in the list of historical monuments, on modifications to the perimeters of listed monuments, on conservation, protection and enhancement work on historical monuments and their surroundings1.
The National Commission of Historical Monuments was replaced in 2017 by the National Commission of Heritage and Architecture created by the law of 7 July 2016.