Château de Les Ponts-de-Cé

Château de Les Ponts-de-Cé — Château in Les Ponts-de-Cé (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109235. 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 1862), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Château : classement par liste de 1862

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.4251°N, -0.5257°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Saint-Augustin-lès-Angers	Angers	1960
Château de Chevigné de Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	1963
Eglise de Morannes	Morannes	1972
Remparts de terre, dénommés Fossés des Romains	Marcé	1987
Maison dite des Anges	Saumur	1926

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 Les Ponts-de-Cé located?

Château de Les Ponts-de-Cé is located in the commune of Les Ponts-de-Cé (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Château de Les Ponts-de-Cé protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109235 in the Mérimée database.

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