Architects and mosques in France

For a building permit, the use of an architect registered with the Order is required, whatever the floor area. Any architect can design a mosque, but experience of a place of worship changes many things, on the prayer volumes, the light, the acoustics and the public-access building classification.

This page brings together architects and firms whose mosque work in France is documented by a public source. The list is in no way exhaustive and will grow over time. Attention to the prayer space is not new: as early as the eighth century, the great mosque of Cordoba and its forest of double-arched columns showed how structure and light shape contemplation, a lesson that builders still take up.

In each entry, the name links to the professional's site when it is known, and « See the work » opens the source that documents the project, often a report or the mosque's site. This page lists works, it does not serve as a contact directory: to reach a professional, see the Order's directory below, or our professionals area, where professionals register with their details.

Public sources (press, heritage records, mosque sites), checked in June 2026. An entry signals documented work on a mosque, with no recommendation value.

Finding an architect near you

The Order does not release lists and does not record specialties, but two public tools help the search: the Order of Architects directory, which lists all registered architects by town, and Architectes pour tous, where architects present their works. A search by town crossed with the word mosque often gives leads there.

The technical inspection, for a public-access building

A mosque is a type V public-access building. Above a certain floor area, an approved technical inspector is required for fire safety and accessibility. National offices like Apave, Socotec, Bureau Veritas, Qualiconsult or Dekra have agencies in most departments and handle this kind of building continuously. See our guide on the type V public-access building classification and on the architect requirement.

You can also consult our professionals area, the directory of architects, inspection offices and other trades that make themselves known for mosque projects. Professionals can register their activity there free of charge.

Read the complete guide: building a mosque in France