Dolmen de la Petifaie

Dolmen de la Petifaie — Dolmen in La Ferrière-de-Flée (Maine-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1990 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109427. 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 1990), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Dolmen de la Petifaie (cad. C 284) : inscription par arrêté du 30 mai 1990

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.7538°N, -0.8444°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château du Plessis-Bourré	Ecuillé	1931
Moulin à tan de Jau de Breil	Breil	1984
Château de la Sorinière	Chemillé	1921
Château (ancien) de Chemillé	Chemillé	1976
Immeuble de Angers	Angers	1947

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 Dolmen de la Petifaie located?

Dolmen de la Petifaie is located in the commune of La Ferrière-de-Flée (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Dolmen de la Petifaie protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1990 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109427 in the Mérimée database.

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