Château de la Motte-Henry

Château de la Motte-Henry — Château in Arquenay (Mayenne) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109656. 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 1991), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Motte médiévale (cad. D 292, 294, 627, 628, 766, 767) : inscription par arrêté du 26 juillet 1991

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.9717°N, -0.5860°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Dolmen de la Contrie du Rocher	Ernée	1889
Celle grandmontaine des Bonhommes (ancienne)	Ballots	1988
Château des Arcis (également sur commune de Le Buret)	Meslay-du-Maine	2006
Moulin de Thévalles (également sur commune de Saulges)	Chémeré-le-Roi	1999
Logis de la Joubardière	Saint-Martin-du-Limet	1997

Loire Context

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 Château de la Motte-Henry located?

Château de la Motte-Henry is located in the commune of Arquenay (Mayenne).

When was Château de la Motte-Henry protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109656 in the Mérimée database.

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