Dolmen de Quincampoix

Dolmen de Quincampoix

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Mérimée ID

PA00097192

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1889)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Dolmen de Quincampoix — Dolmen in Saint-Avit-les-Guespières (Eure-et-Loir) 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 PA00097192. 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 Quincampoix (cad. C 320, 321) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Avit-les-Guespières, Eure-et-Loir, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.2604°N, 1.2896°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Moulin de Couture de Bonneval Bonneval 2017
Château de Denonville Denonville 1976
Eglise Saint-Denis de Prunay-le-Gillon Prunay-le-Gillon 1920
Propriété dite la Terrasse Crécy-Couvé 1992
Château d'Arnouville de Gommerville Gommerville 2009

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 Quincampoix located?

Dolmen de Quincampoix is located in the commune of Saint-Avit-les-Guespières (Eure-et-Loir).

When was Dolmen de Quincampoix protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097192 in the Mérimée database.

When was Dolmen de Quincampoix 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.

Geographic location

location_on Saint-Avit-les-Guespières, Eure-et-Loir

Coordinates: 48.2604°N, 1.2896°E