Château de la Sorinière

Château de la Sorinière — Château in Chemillé (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1921 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109041. 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 1921), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Chapelle : classement par arrêté du 16 février 1921

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Chemillé, Maine-et-Loire, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.2211°N, -0.6983°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Serrant de Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	1948
Prieuré d'Avrillé (ancien)	Beaufort-en-Vallée	1972
Menhir dit La Haute-Borne	Saint-Germain-sur-Moine	1889
Chapelle Saint-Etienne-de-Doussé	Daumeray	1972
Manoir de Chandemanche (également sur commune de Daumeray)	Morannes	2005

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 Château de la Sorinière located?

Château de la Sorinière is located in the commune of Chemillé (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Château de la Sorinière protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1921 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109041 in the Mérimée database.

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