Dolmen de Torcé-en-Vallée

Dolmen de Torcé-en-Vallée — Dolmen in Torcé-en-Vallée (Sarthe) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1969 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109977. 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 1969), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Dolmen (cad. B 212) : inscription par arrêté du 5 mars 1969

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Torcé-en-Vallée, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1333°N, 0.3908°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Manoir de Beaumont de Joué-en-Charnie	Joué-en-Charnie	1980
Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais	La Ferté-Bernard	1840
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Georges	Saint-Georges-du-Rosay	1994
Maison de Le Mans	Le Mans	1945
Pavillon de Malédor de Le Lude	Le Lude	1973

Loire Context

Relative significance

Protected later than the median monument of the département, often reflecting 20th-century re-evaluation of local heritage.

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 Torcé-en-Vallée located?

Dolmen de Torcé-en-Vallée is located in the commune of Torcé-en-Vallée (Sarthe).

When was Dolmen de Torcé-en-Vallée protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1969 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109977 in the Mérimée database.

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