Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac

Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac — Dolmen in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110266. 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 1991), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac (cad. ZI 46) : classement par arrêté du 30 avril 1991

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4258°N, -1.5406°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Lieu d'inhumation de Georges Clemenceau	Mouchamps	1998
Cimetière de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	1921
Menhir de Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay	Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay	1987
Eglise de Pouzauges	Pouzauges	1932
Logis de la Popelinière	Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine	1982

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 du Grand-Bouillac located?

Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac is located in the commune of Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard (Vendée).

When was Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110266 in the Mérimée database.

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