Château de Foulletorte

Château de Foulletorte

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Mérimée ID

PA00109598

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1929)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Château de Foulletorte — Château in Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (Mayenne) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1929 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109598. 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 1929), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Château, sauf parties classées : inscription par arrêté du 2 janvier 1929 ; Les façades et toitures ainsi que l'escalier d'honneur avec ses loggias (cad. E 210) : classement par arrêté du 3 mai 1974

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Georges-sur-Erve, Mayenne, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1752°N, -0.2726°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Moulin à vent des Gués Fontaine-Couverte 1989
Château du Roseray de Ballots Ballots 1989
Eglise Saint-Martin de Châtillon-sur-Colmont Châtillon-sur-Colmont 2012
Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame Cossé-en-Champagne 1992
Dolmen dit des Erves de Sainte-Suzanne Sainte-Suzanne 1889

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 3e quart 16e siècle.

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 Château de Foulletorte located?

Château de Foulletorte is located in the commune of Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (Mayenne).

When was Château de Foulletorte protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1929 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109598 in the Mérimée database.

When was Château de Foulletorte built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 3e quart 16e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Saint-Georges-sur-Erve, Mayenne

Coordinates: 48.1752°N, -0.2726°E