Deux menhirs à Tréfoux

Deux menhirs à Tréfoux — Menhir in Bagneux (Indre) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00097271. 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 1889), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Deux menhirs à Tréfoux (cad. B 379) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Bagneux, Indre, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.1733°N, 1.7616°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Lurais	Lurais	1987
Maison de Déols	Déols
Eglise Notre-Dame de Châteauroux	Châteauroux	2009
Prieuré Saint-Vincent	Dun-le-Poëlier	1984
Château de Breuil-Yvain	Orsennes	2021

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the Néolithique.

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 Deux menhirs à Tréfoux located?

Deux menhirs à Tréfoux is located in the commune of Bagneux (Indre).

When was Deux menhirs à Tréfoux protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097271 in the Mérimée database.

When was Deux menhirs à Tréfoux built?

The main construction campaign dates from the Néolithique.

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