Chapelle de la Cassine

Chapelle de la Cassine — Chapelle in Bonchamp-lès-Laval (Mayenne) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109471. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1926), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Chapelle de la Cassine : inscription par arrêté du 9 janvier 1926

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.0405°N, -0.7109°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Menhir de Couesmes-Vaucé	Couesmes-Vaucé	1971
Manoir de Longuefougères	Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie	1985
Logis de la Girouardière	Peuton	2002
Grenier à sel de Craon	Craon	1991
Camp de Beugy de Sainte-Suzanne	Sainte-Suzanne	1937

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 Chapelle de la Cassine located?

Chapelle de la Cassine is located in the commune of Bonchamp-lès-Laval (Mayenne).

When was Chapelle de la Cassine protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109471 in the Mérimée database.

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