Dolmen de l’Aire-Aux-Martres

Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres — Dolmen in Parnac (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 PA00097423. 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.

Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres (cad. D 223) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4338°N, 1.4014°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Saint-Martin de Chouday	Chouday	1914
Château de l'Isle-Savary	Clion	1925
Rempart médiéval de l'Ilot Villatte	Issoudun	1986
Eglise Saint-Genou (ancienne abbatiale)	Saint-Genou	1862
Ancienne église Notre-Dame	Ecueillé	1987

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 Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres located?

Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres is located in the commune of Parnac (Indre).

When was Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097423 in the Mérimée database.

When was Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martres 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.