Château (ruines) de Pouzauges

Château (ruines) de Pouzauges — Château in Pouzauges (Vendée) 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 PA00110201. 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 (ruines) : classement par liste de 1862

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Pouzauges, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.7852°N, -0.8398°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Liez	Liez	1994
Menhir dit de Pierre-Levée	Soullans	1926
Immeubles de Les Sables-d'Olonne	Les Sables-d'Olonne	1975
Manoir de la Tuderrière	Apremont	1984
Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	2009

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 12e 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 (ruines) de Pouzauges located?

Château (ruines) de Pouzauges is located in the commune of Pouzauges (Vendée).

When was Château (ruines) de Pouzauges protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110201 in the Mérimée database.

When was Château (ruines) de Pouzauges built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 12e siècle.

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