Cathédrale de la Trinité

Cathédrale de la Trinité — Cathédrale in Laval (Mayenne) 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 PA00109523. 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.

La cathédrale : classement par liste de 1840

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de l'Etat.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Laval, Mayenne, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.0681°N, -0.7736°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Goué de Fougerolles-du-Plessis	Fougerolles-du-Plessis	1973
Château de Foulletorte	Saint-Georges-sur-Erve	1929
Eglise de Varennes-Bourreau	Saint-Denis-d'Anjou	1964
Café Béguin Peltier, dit aujourd'hui de la Mairie	Château-Gontier	1990
Manoir de Rouessé de Laval	Laval	1987

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 Cathédrale de la Trinité located?

Cathédrale de la Trinité is located in the commune of Laval (Mayenne).

When was Cathédrale de la Trinité protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109523 in the Mérimée database.

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