Ancienne église Saint-Antoine

Ancienne église Saint-Antoine — église in Loches (Indre-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00097825. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is classé Monument Historique (listed) (since 1840), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Tour (cad. AW 280) : classement par liste de 1840

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.1289°N, 0.9988°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Maison de Richelieu	Richelieu	1932
Château de la Gaillardière	La Croix-en-Touraine	1971
Maison natale de Descartes, actuellement Musée Descartes	Descartes	1949
Château du Vivier des Landes, actuellement hôtel, et ferme dite Le Carrefour	Courcelles-de-Touraine	1993
Ancienne chapelle Saint-André	Neuvy-le-Roi	1992

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the most recently protected sites of the département — typically 20th- or 21st-century inscriptions.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ancienne église Saint-Antoine located?

Ancienne église Saint-Antoine is located in the commune of Loches (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Ancienne église Saint-Antoine protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097825 in the Mérimée database.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.