Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire

Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire

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Mérimée ID

PA00108815

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1889)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire — Dolmen in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) 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 PA00108815. 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 trilithe, dans un square : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.2795°N, -2.2060°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Moulin à vent de Tue-Loup Saint-Julien-de-Concelles 1979
Immeuble de Nantes Nantes 1985
Dolmen dit La Salle des Fées Sainte-Pazanne 1889
Croix du Requer à Clise Guérande 1944
Immeuble de Nantes Nantes 1988

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 trilithe de Saint-Nazaire located?

Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire is located in the commune of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique).

When was Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00108815 in the Mérimée database.

When was Dolmen trilithe de Saint-Nazaire 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-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique

Coordinates: 47.2795°N, -2.2060°E