Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville

chapelle

Mérimée ID

PA28000059

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Inscrit (2024)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville — Chapelle in Moléans (Eure-et-Loir) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2024 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA28000059. 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 2024), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

La chapelle Sainte-Barbe, en totalité, située à l’intersection des routes de la Chapelle et d’Ange Pitou à Valainville, sur la parcelle 134, section E de la commune : inscription par arrêté du 24 décembre 2024

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Moléans, Eure-et-Loir, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1037°N, 1.4150°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Eglise Saint-Martin de Mézières-en-Drouais Mézières-en-Drouais 2013
Ancien prieuré de Houche d'Aigre Romilly-sur-Aigre 1928
Immeuble de Châteaudun Châteaudun 1953
Immeuble de Châteaudun Châteaudun 1953
Château de Moléans Moléans 1991

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 2e moitié 17e siècle.

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

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 Sainte-Barbe de Valainville located?

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville is located in the commune of Moléans (Eure-et-Loir).

When was Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2024 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA28000059 in the Mérimée database.

When was Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 2e moitié 17e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Moléans, Eure-et-Loir

Coordinates: 48.1037°N, 1.4150°E